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Tim Farron vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Chris Philp voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,263 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 1,055 different votes 1,263 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 32 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 46% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
82 Aye 57 No
Tax 37% aligned 139 shared votes
48 Aye 91 No
12 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 26% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 3% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 26 No
Trade 4% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 546 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,485
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,366 eligible divisions
813
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3% of votes cast
672
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

143
+64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Appearances
58
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
161
+23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Contributions
88
-49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API