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Kerry McCarthy vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,462 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,412 different votes 1,462 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
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
96 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 161 shared votes
64 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
32 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,099 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
861
48.2 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
924
51.8 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
141
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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