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Mr David Lammy vs James Cartlidge

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

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Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,070 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,025 different votes 1,070 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
20 Aye 5 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
111 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 185 shared votes
75 Aye 110 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 41 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 123 shared votes
35 Aye 88 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
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