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Mr David Lammy vs Ben Lake

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 Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Ben Lake voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

838 same votes 53 different votes 891 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
94 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
94 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 99 shared votes
45 Aye 54 No
18 Aye 2 No
Energy 90% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
70 Aye 25 No
Tax 91% aligned 95 shared votes
71 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

48.7%
24% below average
Rank 623 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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