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John Lamont vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,257 different votes 1,298 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
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 8% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
95 Aye 33 No
Migration 4% aligned 128 shared votes
30 Aye 98 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,354 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
54.4 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
757
45.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
82
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
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