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Sarah Pochin vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Tim Farron voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

97 same votes 30 different votes 127 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
5 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
62.9 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
215
382 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,354 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.8 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
45.2 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

85
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
143
+68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 649
98
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
165
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API