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Tim Farron vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 25 different votes 198 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
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 10 No
Benefits 80% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 650
1,476
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
554 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
45.0 % of votes cast
668
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
240
55.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Appearances
75
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
151
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
113
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
23
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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