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Mr David Lammy vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 919 different votes 944 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 4 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 4 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
100 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 172 shared votes
71 Aye 101 No
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
17 Aye 32 No
Migration 0% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
188 of 211 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
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
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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