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Sir Stephen Timms vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,417 same votes 3 different votes 1,420 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
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
70 Aye 67 No
38 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
70 Aye 67 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 232 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
1,859
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,368 eligible divisions
1,022
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4% of votes cast
837
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

50
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
81
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
192
+52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Contributions
376
+236.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
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
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API