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Melanie Onn vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Tim Farron voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 553 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 214 different votes 553 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
77 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
10 Aye 8 No
Trade 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 18% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 34% aligned 88 shared votes
42 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 37% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 650
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 650
412
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,349 eligible divisions
203
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.8 % of votes cast
209
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
143
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
158
+32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Tax
94 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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