MP for East Ham
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
“A long‑serving Labour and Co‑operative MP and minister, notable for high party loyalty but a small number of high‑profile rebellions on EU matters and end‑of‑life legislation.”
Sir Stephen Timms is the Labour and Co-operative MP for East Ham, first elected in 1994. He currently serves as Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions, bringing decades of parliamentary experience including time on the Work and Pensions Committee and other Commons committees.
Timms shows strong party loyalty (100%) and decent attendance (76%), with eight rebel votes. He sits on the centre‑left side of the spectrum (40/100). He generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, and backs regulation of bus services, while tending to vote against tighter immigration controls and harsher asylum policies; his record includes mixed votes on VAT and transgender rights and a pattern of opposing the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declared financial interests include 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: 34%
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.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
The 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.
