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John Lamont vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Ian Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 969 different votes 1,003 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 12 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 20 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,636 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
54.7 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
540
45.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.9 % 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
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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