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Andy Slaughter vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,446 different votes 1,496 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 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
63 Aye 94 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,925
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
1,070
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
48.2 % of votes cast
855
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
924
51.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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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