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Mr David Lammy vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 1 different votes 119 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 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 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 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 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

48.0%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,160
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
692
+527.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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
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