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Matt Western vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Matt Western and John Lamont voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,327 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,274 different votes 1,327 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
14 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 6% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
59 Aye 94 No
24 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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