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Tim Farron vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Pat McFadden voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

931 same votes 111 different votes 1,042 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
23 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
102 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 74 No
Migration 98% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 78% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
68 Aye 39 No
Tax 79% aligned 107 shared votes
74 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
Participation
66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
798
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
57.8 % of votes cast
667
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
644
42.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
Appearances
38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648
Contributions
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Defence
53 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#3
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
64 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Home Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amdt) Order 2024 10 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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