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John Lamont vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 361 different votes 367 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,829
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
620 eligible divisions
885
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.3% of votes cast
944
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
250
52.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

168
+75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Appearances
93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
268
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Contributions
172
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 90 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 189 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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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