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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 272 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 3 different votes 272 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
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 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
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 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
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
Participation
70.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 420 of 648
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
526 eligible divisions
798
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
50.0 % of votes cast
667
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
186
50.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
Appearances
122
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648
Contributions
146
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648

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
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
53 of 59 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Education
42 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API