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Mr David Lammy vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Priti Patel voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 850 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 817 different votes 850 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
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
64 Aye 111 No
69 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
25 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
25 Aye 69 No
39 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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