The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

John Lamont vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,425 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,367 different votes 1,425 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
15 Aye 21 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
61 Aye 98 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
89 Aye 39 No
Migration 3% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 31 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 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 94 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
871
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
932
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API