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Mr David Lammy vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 10 different votes 1,020 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
89 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
20 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 3 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 6 No
Benefits 97% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
103 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
89 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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