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John Lamont vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,189 shared comparable votes.

1,189 same votes 0 different votes 1,189 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
59 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
59 Aye 109 No
76 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
76 Aye 72 No
100 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
100 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
59 Aye 109 No
76 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
76 Aye 72 No
100 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
100 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 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 109 of 648
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 648
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,305
1,594 eligible divisions
842
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
49.3 % of votes cast
909
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
662
50.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 648
Appearances
62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 648
172
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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
80 of 84 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API