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Tim Farron vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Hilary Benn voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,247 shared comparable votes.

997 same votes 250 different votes 1,247 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
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
26 Aye 26 No
Trade 96% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Education 41% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
81 Aye 61 No
Tax 58% aligned 142 shared votes
97 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 33 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 62% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 22 No
Defence 66% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 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 544 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,480
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
811
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
669
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % 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
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

144
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
159
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
389
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
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
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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