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John Lamont vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 236 different votes 1,185 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 22 No
Energy 95% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 20 No
Education 90% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 25 No
Migration 58% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 59% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 66% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 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 100 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,349 eligible divisions
860
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
920
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

137
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
102
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
217
+91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Contributions
140
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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