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Sir Stephen Timms vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

998 same votes 87 different votes 1,085 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
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 10 No
Housing 76% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 15 No
Education 87% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
155
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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