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John Lamont vs Helen Whately

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 Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,625 shared comparable votes.

1,617 same votes 8 different votes 1,625 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
74 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
74 Aye 146 No
104 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
70 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
69 Aye 104 No
75 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
74 Aye 66 No
74 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
74 Aye 146 No
104 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 649
1,795
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,981
2,366 eligible divisions
866
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
945
47.7% of votes cast
929
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,036
52.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

148
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
233
+95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
65
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended) 31 Jan 2018
No
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (b) 31 Jan 2018
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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