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Helen Whately vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,621 shared comparable votes.

1,613 same votes 8 different votes 1,621 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
74 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
74 Aye 146 No
104 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
69 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
70 Aye 103 No
74 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
75 Aye 65 No
74 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
74 Aye 146 No
104 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended) 31 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (b) 31 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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