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Mr David Lammy vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Andrew Western voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 3 different votes 198 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
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 11 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 11 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

47.9%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
1,160
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
752
1,019 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
48.9% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
384
51.1% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

51
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
625
+457.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
316
+148.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
186 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Benefits
33 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API