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Tim Farron vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 191 different votes 1,087 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 116 shared votes
35 Aye 81 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Education 51% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 54% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
76 Aye 46 No
Tax 63% aligned 122 shared votes
85 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 68% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
51 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 97 shared votes
48 Aye 49 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
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
57.0 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
668
43.0 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

142
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Appearances
46
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
157
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
111
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
23
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
68 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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