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Clive Efford vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst
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Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,395 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,351 different votes 1,395 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 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
90 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 152 shared votes
61 Aye 91 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,793
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
1,015
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
48.2 % of votes cast
778
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
924
51.8 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
78
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
4
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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 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
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: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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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