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John Lamont vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 459 different votes 473 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
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 12 No
Migration 11% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 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 95 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
1,786
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
739 eligible divisions
862
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.7 % of votes cast
924
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

140
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
226
+92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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