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John Lamont vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,060 different votes 1,095 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
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 9% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Transport 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
861
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
924
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % 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
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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