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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 1,010 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 175 different votes 1,010 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
96 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 149 shared votes
99 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
69 Aye 35 No
Tax 66% aligned 104 shared votes
66 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 77% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,505
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
828
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
677
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
221
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
129
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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