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John Lamont vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,026 different votes 1,055 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
12 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 16 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 22 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
92 Aye 28 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
24 Aye 96 No
51 Aye 101 No
Tax 2% aligned 152 shared votes
98 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 34 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,636 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % 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
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
20
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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
81 of 85 votes
#1
Education
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
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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