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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
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Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,676 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,616 different votes 1,676 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Energy 7% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
80 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 158 shared votes
79 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 29 No
Transport 3% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 67 shared votes
17 Aye 50 No
39 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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