Compare

Blake Stephenson vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
48.3 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
920
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
134
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API