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Mr David Lammy vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 90 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 0 different votes 90 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
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

48.6%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,160
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
601 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
53.9% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
195
46.1% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Appearances
54
-31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
751
+602.6 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
91
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 70 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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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