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Tim Farron vs Sir Christopher Chope

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
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Photograph of Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 865 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 712 different votes 865 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
11 Aye 13 No
Education 58% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
46 Aye 53 No
Tax 55% aligned 99 shared votes
29 Aye 70 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 35% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 79 shared votes
31 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 81 No
Migration 0% aligned 108 shared votes
81 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
24
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 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 Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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