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Tim Farron vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 166 different votes 337 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
46 Aye 10 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
46 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 9 No
Migration 64% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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 548 of 649
Participation
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
547
+401.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
25
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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
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
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
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