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Tim Farron vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Liz Kendall voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 160 different votes 1,065 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
101 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 168 shared votes
104 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 69 No
Migration 98% aligned 102 shared votes
35 Aye 67 No
22 Aye 22 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 45% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 58% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 66% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 67% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
73 Aye 39 No
Tax 71% aligned 112 shared votes
73 Aye 39 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

149
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
168
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
526
+383.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
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