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Tim Farron vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 120 different votes 1,035 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 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 161 shared votes
101 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 61 No
Migration 97% aligned 90 shared votes
32 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 44 No
Tax 69% aligned 111 shared votes
73 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 74% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 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
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 551 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,477
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.6 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % 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
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
413
+274.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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