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John Lamont vs James Murray

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 Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

John Lamont and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 982 different votes 1,014 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
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 12 No
Transport 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
86 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 121 shared votes
31 Aye 90 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 116 shared votes
51 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 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
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,197
1,636 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
640
53.5 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
587
+453.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
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
81 of 85 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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