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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Tim Farron

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Tim Farron voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 3 different votes 283 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
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 650
392
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,350 eligible divisions
202
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.8 % of votes cast
190
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
669
45.2 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
143
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
158
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API