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Tim Farron vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,201 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 979 different votes 1,201 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
21 Aye 12 No
Education 64% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 37 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
76 Aye 54 No
Tax 39% aligned 130 shared votes
39 Aye 91 No
14 Aye 38 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 32% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 1% aligned 110 shared votes
81 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 26 No
Trade 2% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 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
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