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Mr David Lammy vs Jim Shannon

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
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Jim Shannon voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 1,013 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 740 different votes 1,013 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
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 66% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Benefits 52% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 48% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 40% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 181 shared votes
63 Aye 118 No
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 18% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
83 Aye 32 No
Tax 19% aligned 115 shared votes
44 Aye 71 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

48.9 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
696
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
458
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
871
+732.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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