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John Lamont vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Helen Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,454 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,397 different votes 1,454 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
13 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
63 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
96 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 135 shared votes
35 Aye 100 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 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 94 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
871
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
932
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Appearances
105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
Contributions
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
83 of 87 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
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
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
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