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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 104 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 0 different votes 104 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

48.9 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,154
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
696
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
458
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
26 years, 1 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
871
+732.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
4
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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