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Mr David Lammy vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 953 different votes 1,000 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
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 7% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 3 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 114 shared votes
32 Aye 82 No
18 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 6 No
Benefits 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
726
+582.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
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 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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