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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.

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Alison McGovern voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,126 shared comparable votes.

925 same votes 201 different votes 1,126 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
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 158 shared votes
96 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
35 Aye 78 No
Migration 96% aligned 113 shared votes
35 Aye 78 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

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
55.6 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

142
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Appearances
62
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
157
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
312
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
23
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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