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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 1,439 shared comparable votes.

1,435 same votes 4 different votes 1,439 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 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
96 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
96 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
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
96 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
96 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 230 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
225
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
400
+245.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API