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Tim Farron vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Alison McGovern voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

930 same votes 220 different votes 1,150 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 80 No
Migration 96% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
17 Aye 19 No
Transport 94% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Education 48% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 56% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
72 Aye 43 No
Tax 63% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,505
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,406 eligible divisions
828
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
55.2% of votes cast
677
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.8% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
221
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
570
+408.0 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
25
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API