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Andy McDonald vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and John Lamont voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,359 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,302 different votes 1,359 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
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 8% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
94 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 158 shared votes
63 Aye 95 No
28 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
48.1 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
909
51.9 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
110
+49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
172
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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