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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.


Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,001 same votes 216 different votes 1,217 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
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 97% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No
17 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Education 46% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
81 Aye 62 No
Tax 57% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 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
55 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 122 shared votes
62 Aye 60 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,505
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
828
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
677
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
32
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
221
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
13
-149.0 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
25
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

#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 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