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Chris Ward vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Chris Ward and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 328 different votes 334 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
38 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
38 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
219
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
202
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
230
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£203,111
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£203,111
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Transport
27 of 29 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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