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Mr David Lammy vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 929 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 9 different votes 929 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
79 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
79 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
100 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 161 shared votes
103 Aye 58 No
79 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
79 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API