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Sir Stephen Timms vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,385 shared comparable votes.

1,375 same votes 10 different votes 1,385 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
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
67 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
67 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No
38 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
125 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
125 Aye 72 No
67 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
67 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 650
1,883
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,396 eligible divisions
1,030
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
868
58.3% of votes cast
853
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
621
41.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

60
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
46
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
223
+71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
410
+258.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
71 of 76 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 76 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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