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Tim Farron vs Sarah Olney

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sarah Olney voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

964 same votes 5 different votes 969 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
69 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
69 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
21 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
56 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
56 Aye 49 No
69 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
69 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
21 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API