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Lee Anderson vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Tim Farron voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 676 different votes 864 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
11 Aye 18 No
Education 69% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 76 No
Tax 48% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 28 No
Defence 31% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 30% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
68 Aye 35 No
Migration 1% aligned 103 shared votes
34 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
80
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Contributions
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
0
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
53 of 53 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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