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Sarah Bool vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Tim Farron voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 35 different votes 235 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
21 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
0 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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