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Sir Gavin Williamson vs John Lamont

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

Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
vs
Photograph of John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,534 shared comparable votes.

1,529 same votes 5 different votes 1,534 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
79 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
79 Aye 146 No
101 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
101 Aye 41 No
76 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
76 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
67 Aye 105 No
37 Aye 33 No
Transport 99% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
79 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
79 Aye 146 No
101 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
101 Aye 41 No
76 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
76 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
884
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
966
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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