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Mr David Lammy vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 559 shared comparable votes.

559 same votes 0 different votes 559 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
37 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
44 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
44 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
44 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
44 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,156
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
696
60.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
460
39.8% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
11
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
26 years, 2 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
760
+616.7 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
Contributions
5
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
123 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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