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Mr David Lammy vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Jim McMahon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 992 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 7 different votes 992 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
88 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
88 Aye 33 No
49 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
49 Aye 55 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
102 Aye 60 No
88 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
88 Aye 33 No
49 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
49 Aye 55 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
55.7% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
764
44.3% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
87
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
241
+86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above 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
76 of 82 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API