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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 556 shared comparable votes.

556 same votes 0 different votes 556 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

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above 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
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API