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John Lamont vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Tim Farron voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,184 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 942 different votes 1,184 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
11 Aye 20 No
Education 61% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 44 shared votes
9 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 97 No
Tax 43% aligned 137 shared votes
78 Aye 59 No
28 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 52 shared votes
14 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 29% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
80 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 115 shared votes
31 Aye 84 No
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 4% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
57 Aye 94 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 151 shared votes
92 Aye 59 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 92 of 650
Participation
62.5%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 650
1,813
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,387 eligible divisions
875
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
818
54.8% of votes cast
938
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
675
45.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

159
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
158
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
255
+105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
180
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 165 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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