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Tim Farron vs Ian Lavery

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Ian Lavery voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,234 shared comparable votes.

967 same votes 267 different votes 1,234 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 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
101 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 97% aligned 121 shared votes
33 Aye 88 No
25 Aye 24 No
Trade 96% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 52% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
82 Aye 57 No
Tax 58% aligned 139 shared votes
97 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 22 No
Defence 62% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,513
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
831
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
682
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

184
+89.8 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
218
+53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
25
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

#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API