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Tim Farron vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Helen Grant voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,145 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 954 different votes 1,145 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
23 Aye 8 No
Education 52% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
72 Aye 46 No
Tax 35% aligned 118 shared votes
39 Aye 79 No
14 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 25% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 26 No
Trade 2% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 60 No
Migration 4% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 174 shared votes
66 Aye 108 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,742
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
821
47.1% of votes cast
671
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
921
52.9% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 registered categories
24
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
204 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
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