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John Lamont vs Torsten Bell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Lamont and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 289 different votes 293 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
Participation
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 648
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
376
526 eligible divisions
842
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
56.1 % of votes cast
909
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
165
43.9 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 648
Appearances
73
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 648
172
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 648
Contributions
408
+300.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
80 of 84 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
149 of 161 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API