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Christian Wakeford vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and John Lamont voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 713 different votes 1,093 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
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 86% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 16 No
Trade 62% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 12 No
Benefits 49% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 47% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 8% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
148
+70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
1
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
236
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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