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Mr David Lammy vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 106 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 0 different votes 106 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
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 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
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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