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Mr David Lammy vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 9 different votes 1,068 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
90 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
90 Aye 35 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 5 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
90 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
90 Aye 35 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 212 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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