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Alex Ballinger vs John Lamont

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Alex Ballinger and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 321 different votes 327 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 650
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
203
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
48.3 % of votes cast
225
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
920
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
134
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
Contributions
213
+87.2 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£211,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£211,093
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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