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John Lamont vs Rachel Blake

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 Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Rachel Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 352 different votes 360 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
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 650
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 650
1,774
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
554 eligible divisions
860
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.9 % of votes cast
914
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
49.1 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
63
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
212
+91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
93
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
80 of 84 votes
#1
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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