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Mr David Lammy vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

1,028 same votes 23 different votes 1,051 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
88 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 7 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

48.0%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,160
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
692
+527.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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