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Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, since 5 May 2005

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tim Farron is the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

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Scorecard

53.6% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
308 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
267 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
15 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
13 Interests declared 8 at £5,000 or more
1159 Debates spoken in 2064 written questions tabled

Ranked 560 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No vote 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No vote 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No vote 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Aye 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No vote 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No vote 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No vote 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No vote 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No vote 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No 326–162
8 Dec 2025 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 Aye 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No vote 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No vote 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 No vote 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 No vote 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£7,982

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Sedulo Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London EC1V 9DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,982.03
Date received: 29 September 2025 to 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 29 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 24 March 2026)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 23 June 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£15,264

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,264 the services of a public relations company
Date received: 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027
Date accepted: 1 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 20 May 2026)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 23 June 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£28,435

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Sedulo Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London EC1V 9DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £28,435.94 the services of two policy advisers for a total of 30 hours a week
Date received: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Date accepted: 1 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 20 May 2026)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 23 June 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum & Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a policy adviser for one day per week from 1 February 2026 - 30 April 2026., value £3,250
Date received: 1 February 2026 to 30 April 2026
Date accepted: 1 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 20 May 2026)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 23 June 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£13,400

Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum & Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a policy adviser for 52 days per year, value £13,400
Date received: 1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 20 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£13,877

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of an intern for 22.5 hours a week between 16 September 2024 and 25 July 2025, value £13,877.33
Date received: 16 September 2024 to 25 July 2025
Date accepted: 16 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 8 October 2024; updated 2 April 2025)

On the register since 8 May 2026

£29,982

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: C/o Sedulo Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London EC1V 9DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of two policy advisers for a total of 30 hours a week between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, value £29,982.51
Date received: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Date accepted: 1 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 2 April 2025; updated 15 July 2025, 14 October 2025 and 24 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£15,264

Name of donor: Faith in Public Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Sedulo Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London EC1V 9DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a public relations company, value £15,264
Date received: 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 1 March 2025
Donor status: company, registration 11134849
(Registered 5 March 2025; updated 14 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

£9,750

Name of donor: Refugee, Asylum & Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The services of a policy adviser for one day per week from 1st April 2025 until 31st December 2025, value £9,750
Date received: 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 1 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 12373468
(Registered 2 April 2025)

On the register since 8 Apr 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: honorary life membership as Leader of the Liberal Democrats (£735 pa in 2015, plus £367.50 entrance fee), value £1,102.50
Date received: 1 August 2015
Date accepted: 1 August 2015
Donor status: friendly society
(Registered 10 August 2015)

On the register since 13 May 2024

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: ELNET UK / Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel
Address of donor: ELNET UK, 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B2LG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£915), flights (£936), food (£446), value £2,297
Destination of visit: Israel
Dates of visit: 15 February 2026 to 19 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to Israel and Ramallah. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian co-existence campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats.
(Registered 20 May 2026)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 23 June 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of the Parliamentary Christian Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 7 January 2019
(Registered 9 June 2025)

On the register since 19 Jun 2026

Advisory Board Member of BOMAD Investments Ltd (trading as HomeNow), an affordable housing scheme. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 20 January 2021
(Registered 21 January 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

1159 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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