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Sir Julian Smith vs John Lamont

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and John Lamont voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

1,480 same votes 5 different votes 1,485 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
76 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
76 Aye 134 No
82 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
82 Aye 74 No
95 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
95 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 84 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 140 shared votes
56 Aye 84 No
76 Aye 134 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
76 Aye 134 No
82 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
82 Aye 74 No
95 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
95 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
5
5 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API