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Graeme Downie vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
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Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 290 different votes 297 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
4
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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