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Tim Farron vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Dan Carden voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

853 same votes 181 different votes 1,034 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
86 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
86 Aye 57 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 26 No
Trade 96% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 60 No
Migration 94% aligned 84 shared votes
23 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Education 42% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 57% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
75 Aye 52 No
Tax 57% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 64% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
40 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 453 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,444
2,089 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
803
55.6 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
641
44.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

142
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
22
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
157
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
29
-94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
23
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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