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Tim Farron vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 233 different votes 262 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

149
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
168
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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
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 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API