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Mr David Lammy vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

1,075 same votes 12 different votes 1,087 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
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
78 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
78 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
106 Aye 69 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
78 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
78 Aye 32 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
814
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
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
415
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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