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Tim Farron vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,195 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 201 different votes 1,195 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
32 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 117 shared votes
34 Aye 83 No
98 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
101 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Education 46% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
78 Aye 62 No
Tax 58% aligned 140 shared votes
97 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 71% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
52 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 118 shared votes
61 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
1,477
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,344 eligible divisions
808
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.4 % of votes cast
669
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.6 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

142
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
30
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
157
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
15
-108.1 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
23
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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