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Mr David Lammy vs David Smith

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 Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

97 same votes 0 different votes 97 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
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 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
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 425 of 650
1,160
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
601 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
49.3% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
214
50.7% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
751
+601.9 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
107
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
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