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Tim Farron vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,108 shared comparable votes.

901 same votes 207 different votes 1,108 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
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
96 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 6 No
Education 57% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 61% aligned 120 shared votes
83 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
900
54.4 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
754
45.6 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

144
+73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
159
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Contributions
77
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
23
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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