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Tim Farron vs Dame Meg Hillier

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


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,148 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 208 different votes 1,148 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
103 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
103 Aye 67 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 80 No
Migration 96% aligned 112 shared votes
36 Aye 76 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Education 43% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
77 Aye 57 No
Tax 60% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 64% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

149
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
123
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
168
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
172
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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