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Linsey Farnsworth vs Dame Karen Bradley

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 258 different votes 261 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 475 of 649
502
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
261
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.8 % of votes cast
241
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
844
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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