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Tim Farron vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 943 different votes 1,150 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
17 Aye 13 No
Education 53% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
71 Aye 54 No
Tax 43% aligned 125 shared votes
40 Aye 85 No
13 Aye 37 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 29% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 4% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 175 shared votes
66 Aye 109 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 4% aligned 100 shared votes
65 Aye 35 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
24
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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