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John Lamont vs Sarah Russell

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 Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Sarah Russell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 366 different votes 371 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
82.1%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 649
1,795
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
580 eligible divisions
866
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.3% of votes cast
929
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
48.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
90
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
233
+95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Contributions
132
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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