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John Lamont vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

John Lamont and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,352 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 1,090 different votes 1,352 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
13 Aye 29 No
Education 67% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 111 No
Tax 41% aligned 166 shared votes
89 Aye 77 No
32 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 55 shared votes
13 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 31% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 30 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
27 Aye 89 No
8 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
66 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
95 Aye 68 No
16 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
864
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
926
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£334,363
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
150 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 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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