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Tim Farron vs Helen Whately

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 Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Helen Whately voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 1,048 different votes 1,270 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
24 Aye 14 No
Education 50% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
80 Aye 62 No
Tax 41% aligned 142 shared votes
44 Aye 98 No
14 Aye 38 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 31% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 29% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 91 No
Migration 3% aligned 123 shared votes
87 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 26 No
Trade 4% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7% of votes cast
671
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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 Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API