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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 1,175 shared comparable votes.

236 same votes 939 different votes 1,175 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 97 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
864
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
926
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

148
+70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
236
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
Contributions
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£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
13
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
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 48 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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