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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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