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Sarah Smith vs Mr David Lammy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 1 different votes 103 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
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
48.0%
24% below average
Rank 625 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,160
2,417 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
697
60.1% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
463
39.9% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
692
+527.4 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API