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John Lamont vs Jessica Toale

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 Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Jessica Toale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 341 different votes 350 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 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 649
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
864
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.9 % of votes cast
926
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
221
49.1 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Appearances
78
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
235
+97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Contributions
96
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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