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Mr Louie French vs Tim Farron

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

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Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
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Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Tim Farron voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 603 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 407 different votes 603 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
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 67% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 55 No
Tax 65% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
1 Aye 14 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 11 No
Trade 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
65 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
988
1,231 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
497
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
491
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
0
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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