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John Lamont vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 199 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 196 different votes 199 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
226
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
81 of 85 votes
#1
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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