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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 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,227 same votes 0 different votes 1,227 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
77 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
77 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 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 109 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
59 Aye 109 No
77 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
77 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 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 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 96 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 174 of 649
1,800
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,655 eligible divisions
870
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.6% of votes cast
930
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
679
50.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

152
+71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
238
+97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
106
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
3
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
83 of 87 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API