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Mr David Lammy vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 9 different votes 958 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
82 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
82 Aye 25 No
43 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
43 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 3 No
Energy 93% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
82 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
82 Aye 25 No
43 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
43 Aye 46 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API