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Mr David Lammy vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 91 different votes 96 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 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 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 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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