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Mark Garnier vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Tim Farron voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 1,041 different votes 1,267 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
15 Aye 25 No
Education 53% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 46 shared votes
9 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 52 shared votes
13 Aye 39 No
48 Aye 86 No
Tax 35% aligned 134 shared votes
81 Aye 53 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 26% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
86 Aye 36 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
32 Aye 90 No
8 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 4% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
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 4 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
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
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