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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir Roger Gale

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
vs
Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,076 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,009 different votes 1,076 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
13 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 7 No
Energy 10% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 10% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
69 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 117 shared votes
45 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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