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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Tim Farron voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 174 different votes 1,091 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
20 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
101 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 98% aligned 95 shared votes
23 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 16 No
Education 43% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 43 shared votes
7 Aye 36 No
84 Aye 31 No
Tax 65% aligned 115 shared votes
66 Aye 49 No
10 Aye 16 No
Housing 65% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 66% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 647
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 647
1,602
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,323 eligible divisions
867
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
54.6 % of votes cast
735
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.4 % of votes cast
29
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

11
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 647
13
-100.8 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 647
Contributions
140
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
23
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Defence
48 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
76 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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