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Mr David Lammy vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and David Simmonds voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 600 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 569 different votes 600 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
17 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 0 No
Education 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 0 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 36 No
Migration 6% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
41 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
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
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