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Tim Farron vs Gill German

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 Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Gill German voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 205 different votes 237 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 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 546 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
1,487
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
586 eligible divisions
815
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
46.6% of votes cast
672
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
229
53.4% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

147
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
165
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Contributions
28
-112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
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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