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Mr David Lammy vs Simon Lightwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 3 different votes 250 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
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 16 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 16 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 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
66.0%
6% below average
Rank 502 of 650
1,160
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
744
1,128 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
402
54.0% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
342
46.0% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
692
+527.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
238
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API