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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.

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,057 shared comparable votes.

918 same votes 139 different votes 1,057 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
88 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
88 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
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 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

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

149
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
168
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
349
+206.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

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
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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