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Mike Wood vs Linsey Farnsworth

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 374 different votes 384 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 1% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 649
Participation
87.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 649
2,038
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
573 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.0 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
70
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
141
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
126
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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