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Ian Byrne vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 956 different votes 989 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
14 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,068 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
849
48.2 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
911
51.8 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
121
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
189
+75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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