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Sir Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham
Labour (Co-op)Government
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
About This MP
AI-generatedSir Stephen Timms is the Labour and Co-operative MP for East Ham, first elected in 1994. He currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, and his parliamentary career features extensive committee work, including the Work and Pensions Committee and the Liaison and Ecclesiastical Committees.
Voting Patterns
Timms has a strong party loyalty record (100%) and a high attendance rate (77%), with a centre-left positioning. He generally backs welfare and public service measures, supporting Universal Credit and NHS funding, and he favours regulation of bus services. He tends to vote against tougher immigration controls and harsher asylum policies, and has shown occasional departures from his party line on specific issues, including amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill in 2025 and certain EU-related votes (voting for the EU-Singapore FTA in 2018, and opposing the EU withdrawal bill third reading in 2017).
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit and welfare expansion
- Supports NHS funding
- Favors regulation of bus services
- Generally opposes stricter immigration controls and asylum policies
- Opposes Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
Three declared financial interests are listed, described as miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
77%
Attendance
8
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(41)
Based on 396 votesCareer & Roles
32 positions
Current
Government
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Committee
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Committee
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Committee
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Committee
Ecclesiastical Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Committee
Work and Pensions Committee
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
3 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading
8 Feb 2017
Record Copies of Act
20 Apr 2016
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part
8 Feb 2017
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA)
12 Sept 2018
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye