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Tim Farron vs Apsana Begum

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


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Apsana Begum voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 170 different votes 809 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
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 61 No
Migration 99% aligned 93 shared votes
33 Aye 60 No
11 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 11 No
Education 44% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 48% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
58 Aye 43 No
Tax 51% aligned 101 shared votes
67 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 19 No
Defence 67% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 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 550 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,513
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
831
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
682
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

186
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
88
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
220
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
96
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
25
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

#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API