The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Ed Miliband vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Tim Farron voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 113 different votes 942 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
17 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
97 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 157 shared votes
94 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 75% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 85% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API