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Mr David Lammy vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,070 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,032 different votes 1,070 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
22 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 7% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 4 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
27 Aye 38 No
Migration 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 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
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.0% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,105
53.0% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
152
+68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
180
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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