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Cat Eccles vs Linsey Farnsworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 7 different votes 297 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
Participation
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
142
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
185
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
130
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
135
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API