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James Murray vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

James Murray and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 987 different votes 1,019 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
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 17 No
Transport 3% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 91 No
Migration 3% aligned 122 shared votes
87 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 116 shared votes
65 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
6
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Education
58 of 69 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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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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