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John Lamont vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 10 different votes 415 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
38 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
38 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
38 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
38 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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 88 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
1,840
2,164 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
633 eligible divisions
887
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
45.2% of votes cast
953
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
269
54.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

172
+75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
205
+108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
273
+105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Contributions
297
+129.8 vs Commons average
Rank 88 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
86 of 90 votes
#1
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Tax
107 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API