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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,364 different votes 1,417 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
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
59 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 140 shared votes
81 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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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