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Tim Farron vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Priti Patel voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 744 different votes 952 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
17 Aye 11 No
Education 61% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 47% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
64 Aye 47 No
Tax 46% aligned 111 shared votes
36 Aye 75 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 166 shared votes
55 Aye 111 No
23 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 88 shared votes
62 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Trade 4% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Contributions
95
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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
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
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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