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John Lamont vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Jack Abbott voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 430 different votes 440 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
40 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
8 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
91.0%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 650
1,829
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
620 eligible divisions
885
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
49.1% of votes cast
944
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
287
50.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
38
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
262
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Contributions
45
-111.0 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,221
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£181,221
20% 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
86 of 90 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 189 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API