MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
“A centrist Lib Dem frontbencher with very high party loyalty who has pursued a handful of notable rebellions on end-of-life matters and crime-related clauses.”
Tim Farron is the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, first elected in 2005. He currently serves as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a role he has held since September 2020, and has previously spoken for the party on Housing, Communities and Local Government and on Work and Pensions.
He shows very high party loyalty (99%) and a voting attendance of 61% (party average 19%), with 13 rebel votes. His record is broadly centrist: he generally votes against immigration controls and the asylum system, supports bus-services regulation and some prison-sentencing measures, and has a mixed pattern on NHS funding and VAT, while he has opposed the Rwanda deportation scheme.
He has declared 11 financial interests, including eight entries of donations or other support for activities as an MP, two miscellaneous entries, and one gift or benefit from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Liberal Democrat average: 19%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Liberal Democrat average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
23 positions
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Since Sept 2020
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Glue Traps (Offences) Bill
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
