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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir John Hayes

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

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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,546 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,481 different votes 1,546 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 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 37 No
Transport 3% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 68 shared votes
19 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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