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John Lamont vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

John Lamont and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 6 different votes 193 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
19 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
864
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
926
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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