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Mr David Lammy vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 910 different votes 951 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
21 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Migration 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 177 shared votes
68 Aye 109 No
13 Aye 4 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 110 shared votes
34 Aye 76 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
751
+605.3 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
3
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
197 of 211 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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 (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
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
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