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Tim Farron vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 3 different votes 290 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
590 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.7% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
194
48.3% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
Appearances
167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
25
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Education
43 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API