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Mr David Lammy vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Apsana Begum voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 586 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 18 different votes 586 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
45 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 0 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 6 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 1 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 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
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,160
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,704 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
51.7% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
562
48.3% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
91
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
625
+458.6 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
99
-67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
59 of 70 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API