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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir Mel Stride

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
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Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,474 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,411 different votes 1,474 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
22 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
108 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 180 shared votes
72 Aye 108 No
21 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
71 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 140 shared votes
71 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 106 No
Migration 3% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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