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Sir Stephen Timms

Sir Stephen Timms

MP for East Ham
39.2
Leaning progressive
414 coded votes
3,798
Total votes
2,022
Ayes
1,776
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

Labour Current
9 Jun 1994 – present (32 yrs)

Ideology spectrum

39.2
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Leaning progressive — based on 414 coded votes across 6 axes (11% coverage).

Policy axis scores

0 = progressive, 50 = centre, 100 = conservative. Based on coded division votes.

Economic policy 39
High confidence 215 votes
Civil liberties 41
High confidence 110 votes
Climate / energy 46
High confidence 74 votes
Migration 0
Low confidence 3 votes
Governance 0
Low confidence 1 votes
Social / moral 0
Medium confidence 11 votes

Voting trends (last 12 months)

Party loyalty

Rebelled on 1.3% of 544 party votes

Share of divisions (per quarter, last 3 years) where Sir Stephen Timms voted against Labour's own majority position.

Voting record

January 2026 21 votes
Division Date Vote
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026 NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026 NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026 NO
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026 NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026 NO
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026 NO
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026 NO
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026 NO
December 2025 9 votes
Division Date Vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025 NO
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H 15 Dec 2025 AYE
Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer 10 Dec 2025 NO
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025 AYE
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025 NO
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025 AYE
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025 AYE
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