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Tim Farron vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 937 different votes 1,184 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
24 Aye 13 No
Education 54% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
70 Aye 65 No
Tax 39% aligned 135 shared votes
44 Aye 91 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 30% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 4% aligned 111 shared votes
80 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 20 No
Trade 4% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,493
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,381 eligible divisions
818
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
48.1% of votes cast
675
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
955
51.9% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

158
+72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
98
+12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
180
+31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
118
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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