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Tim Farron vs Rishi Sunak

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 Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Rishi Sunak voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 665 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 615 different votes 665 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 16% aligned 62 shared votes
18 Aye 44 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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
42.6 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,005
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
454
45.2 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
551
54.8 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.4 % 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
37
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£166,813
26 % below average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
167 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
61 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
52 of 95 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
20 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3J 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies Carry-Over 22 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3G 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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