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Mr David Lammy vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 935 different votes 977 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 3 No
Education 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
107 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 180 shared votes
73 Aye 107 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% 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
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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
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
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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