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Tim Farron vs Stephen Doughty

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 143 different votes 1,063 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
89 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
89 Aye 62 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 72 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 3 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 66% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
72 Aye 38 No
Tax 70% aligned 110 shared votes
77 Aye 33 No
49 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 99 shared votes
49 Aye 50 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
66.3%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,505
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,406 eligible divisions
828
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
677
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

178
+86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 650
Appearances
85
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
214
+54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
405
+245.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
25
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API