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John Lamont vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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 94 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
871
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
932
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
83 of 87 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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