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Jake Richards vs Linsey Farnsworth

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

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Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
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Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
575 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.0 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
204
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
130
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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