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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 85% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 168 different votes 1,119 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
100 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 85 No
Migration 97% aligned 118 shared votes
34 Aye 84 No
24 Aye 23 No
Trade 96% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 76% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,505
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,406 eligible divisions
828
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
55.8% of votes cast
677
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

182
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
71
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
218
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
Contributions
341
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
25
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API