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Tim Farron vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sarah Champion voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,148 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 210 different votes 1,148 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 81 No
Migration 97% aligned 115 shared votes
34 Aye 81 No
84 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 143 shared votes
90 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 20 No
Transport 95% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Education 53% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 33 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
77 Aye 49 No
Tax 63% aligned 126 shared votes
83 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 70% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 12 No
Housing 71% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,641
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
897
54.7 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
744
45.3 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

142
+72.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Appearances
34
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
157
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
23
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API