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Linsey Farnsworth vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 1 different votes 431 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 144 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
590 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
50.3% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
242
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
210
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Contributions
255
+111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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