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Tim Farron vs Paul Holmes

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
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Paul Holmes voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 918 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 714 different votes 918 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
12 Aye 4 No
Education 56% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
62 Aye 44 No
Tax 44% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
13 Aye 35 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 30% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 79 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
76 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Contributions
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
No
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