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John Lamont vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,422 shared comparable votes.

1,413 same votes 9 different votes 1,422 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
62 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
62 Aye 124 No
61 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
61 Aye 63 No
70 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
70 Aye 36 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
68 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
69 Aye 105 No
29 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
62 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
62 Aye 124 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 92 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
1,820
2,141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,396 eligible divisions
881
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.1% of votes cast
939
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
931
53.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

162
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
145
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
257
+105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
181
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
86 of 90 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended) 31 Jan 2018
No
Aye rebel
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (b) 31 Jan 2018
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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