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Mr David Lammy vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 966 different votes 1,006 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
20 Aye 5 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 41 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 181 shared votes
67 Aye 114 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 105 shared votes
33 Aye 72 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
751
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% 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
204 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
59 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
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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