Voting Record — Stephen Timms MP, East Ham (10596)

Stephen Timms is currently Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee), Chair, Work and Pensions Committee and Chair, Work and Pensions Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 800, 0.0% 800 votes out of 1002, 79.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 387, 0.3% 387 votes out of 463, 83.6% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 4 votes out of 340, 1.2% 340 votes out of 467, 72.8% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 3 votes out of 919, 0.3% 919 votes out of 1239, 74.2% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 11 votes out of 1087, 1.0% 1087 votes out of 1288, 84.4% 0 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 3 votes out of 762, 0.4% 762 votes out of 1246, 61.2% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 4 votes out of 974, 0.4% 974 votes out of 1273, 76.5% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
8 Feb 2023Stopped being Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee
1 Feb 2023Became Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee
5 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
15 Dec 2021Became Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
20 May 2020Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
4 Mar 2020Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
29 Jan 2020Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
29 Jan 2020Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Commons12 Sep 2018EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement Majorityno Rebel
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
31 Oct 2016Stopped being Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
31 Oct 2016Stopped being Member, Education Committee
31 Oct 2016Became Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Commons20 Apr 2016Printing Acts of Parliament on Vellum Majorityno Rebel
1 Feb 2016Became Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
1 Feb 2016Became Member, Education Committee
18 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Feb 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Digital Britain),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Financial Secretary,
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 Majorityunknown Unknown
12 May 2010Became Shadow Minister (Digital Britain),
12 May 2010Became Shadow Financial Secretary,
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
6 May 2010Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury),
6 May 2010Stopped being Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2010Election of Committee Chairs minorityaye Rebel
6 Aug 2009Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury),
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minorityaye Rebel
12 Jan 2009Became Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
5 Oct 2008Became Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
5 Oct 2008Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform),
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected minorityaye Rebel
25 Jan 2008Became Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform),
25 Jan 2008Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness),
2 Jul 2007Became Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness),
28 Jun 2007Stopped being The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) minorityaye Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
5 May 2006Became The Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
5 May 2006Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
Commons14 Mar 2006Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails — Working dogs Majorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
10 May 2005Became The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions,
10 May 2005Stopped being The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
18 Oct 2004Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
30 Sep 2004Became The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
9 Sep 2004Stopped being Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness),
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected minorityno Rebel
29 May 2002Became Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness),
28 May 2002Stopped being Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools),
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) minorityaye Rebel
11 Jun 2001Became Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools),
7 Jun 2001Stopped being The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
HouseDateSubjectStephen TimmsLab VoteRôle
11 May 2001Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons2 May 2001City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 May 2001City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) - Interpretation Majorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
3 Nov 1999Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
29 Jul 1999Became The Financial Secretary to the Treasury,
29 Jul 1999Stopped being Minister of State (Department of Social Security),
1 Jan 1999Became Minister of State (Department of Social Security),
30 Dec 1998Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security),
28 Jul 1998Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security),
Commons22 Jun 1998Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] minorityno Rebel
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
15 Jan 1996Became Member, Treasury Committee
27 Jun 1994Became Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
1 Feb 1929Stopped being Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee
1 Jan 1929Became Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
27% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
90% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
35% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Ban fox hunting
92% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
69% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16% Closed Material Proceedure
20% Coalition Programme for Government - For
95% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
50% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
20% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
11% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
84% European Union Integration - For
4% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
43% Fixed Term Parliaments
93% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
10% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
71% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63% Further devolution to Scotland
66% Further devolution to Wales
57% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
88% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
23% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
62% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
66% Homosexuality - Equal rights
89% HS2 - In Favour
76% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
92% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
27% Increase Air Passenger Duty
22% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
26% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
99% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
97% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
34% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
42% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
88% Mass Retention of Communications Data
49% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
81% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
73% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
1% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
99% Nuclear power - For
72% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
99% Post office - in favour of Government policy
1% Post office closures - against
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
15% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
52% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
16% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
99% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Reduce capital gains tax
5% Reduce central funding for local government
9% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
19% Reducing the number of MPs - for
1% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
46% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
86% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
92% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
17% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
90% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
86% Right to strike
80% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
48% Same Sex Marriage - for
16% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
75% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
81% Stop climate change
76% Support current and former armed service members
41% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
75% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
39% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
9% Tougher on illegal immigration
2% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61% Transparency of Parliament
79% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
10% University education fees - Should be free
57% University Tuition Fees - For
69% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
76% Voting age - Reduce to 16
42% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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