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Pat McFadden vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Tim Farron voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

932 same votes 115 different votes 1,047 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 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
100 Aye 65 No
34 Aye 72 No
Migration 98% aligned 106 shared votes
32 Aye 74 No
24 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
74 Aye 33 No
Tax 79% aligned 107 shared votes
68 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 14 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
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
184 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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 spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Home Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amdt) Order 2024 10 Dec 2024
Aye
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