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Alison McGovern vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,260 different votes 1,300 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
18 Aye 13 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
90 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 149 shared votes
58 Aye 91 No
35 Aye 96 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
92 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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