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Tim Farron vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

945 same votes 148 different votes 1,093 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
99 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 164 shared votes
100 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
24 Aye 22 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 10 No
Education 53% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
74 Aye 46 No
Tax 66% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 21 No
Defence 67% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 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
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 650
1,476
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,595
2,340 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.1 % of votes cast
668
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
700
43.9 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

136
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Appearances
56
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
151
+30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
327
+206.6 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
23
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 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
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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 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
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
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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