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Tim Farron vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,001 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 170 different votes 1,001 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
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 73 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
29 Aye 71 No
95 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 59% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
66 Aye 35 No
Tax 68% aligned 101 shared votes
66 Aye 35 No
49 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 97 shared votes
44 Aye 53 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

142
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
70
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
157
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
110
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
23
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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