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Mr David Lammy vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 772 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 29 different votes 772 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
103 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
103 Aye 74 No
26 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Energy 78% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
75 Aye 26 No
Tax 94% aligned 101 shared votes
73 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
696
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
458
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
871
+732.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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