MP for East Ham
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
“A long-serving Labour MP and current DWP minister, Timms is a loyal, high-attendance lawmaker with a centre-left record and a few notable rebellions.”
Sir Stephen Timms is a long-serving Labour MP for East Ham, first elected in 1994. Since July 2024 he has been Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, with a parliamentary career that includes extensive committee work, notably on the Work and Pensions Committee, the Liaison Committee and the Ecclesiastical Committee.
Timms votes with his party on the vast majority of divisions (100% loyalty) and has a solid attendance record (77%). He has four strong welfare-oriented positions, including support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, while opposing stricter immigration controls and asylum restrictions. His votes show a mixed pattern on VAT changes, transgender rights and trade union powers, and he has opposed the Rwanda deportation scheme; he has 8 rebel votes in total across his career.
Declared financial interests: three miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
32 positions
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2024
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Ecclesiastical Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Work and Pensions Committee
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
