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Sarah Smith vs Tim Farron

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Tim Farron voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 176 different votes 213 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

62.3%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 649
361
579 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,485
2,365 eligible divisions
192
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
813
54.7% of votes cast
169
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
45.3% of votes cast
13
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
143
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
78
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
161
+24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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