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Josh MacAlister vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
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Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 360 different votes 367 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
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
473
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
239
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
234
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
212
+73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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