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Tim Farron vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 248 different votes 344 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
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 90% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 3 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 9% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Contributions
69
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
24
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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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