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Mr David Lammy vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 84 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 82 different votes 84 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
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 4 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 4 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

48.9 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 649
Participation
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
575 eligible divisions
696
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.4 % of votes cast
458
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
53.6 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
198
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
871
+732.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
266
+127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 63 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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