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Sir Stephen Timms vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,673 shared comparable votes.

1,667 same votes 6 different votes 1,673 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
140 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
140 Aye 82 No
79 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 164 shared votes
79 Aye 85 No
40 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
40 Aye 106 No
56 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
56 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
140 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
140 Aye 82 No
79 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 164 shared votes
79 Aye 85 No
40 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
40 Aye 106 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
225
+70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.4 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No 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
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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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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