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John Lamont vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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 Dr Sam Rushworth
Dr Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 304 different votes 322 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
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
871
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
50.2% of votes cast
932
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
211
49.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% 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
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
143
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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