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John Lamont vs Alison McGovern

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 Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Alison McGovern voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,295 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,255 different votes 1,295 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
11 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 28 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 91 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 149 shared votes
90 Aye 59 No
91 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
35 Aye 95 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
Participation
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,644
2,354 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
55.7 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
65
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
315
+181.7 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
81 of 85 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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