MP for Tottenham
Deputy Prime Minister
“A long-serving Labour MP who rose to Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, noted for near-total party loyalty but with a few high-profile Brexit rebellions.”
David Lammy is a long-serving Labour (Co-op) MP for Tottenham, first elected in 2000. He currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (since September 2025). He previously held the post of Foreign Secretary (2024–2025) and has held a range of shadow and committee roles, reflecting a public service career spanning more than two decades.
Lammy generally votes with his party, recording 99% party loyalty and an attendance rate of 49% (above the party average of 33%). He has 6 rebel votes, including several Brexit-related instances where he voted against the party line. His voting record shows support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, mixed positions on immigration controls and VAT, and backing for trade union powers and transgender rights, while opposing the Rwanda deportation scheme and stricter prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property (within or outside the UK); and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
23 positions
Deputy Prime Minister
Since Sept 2025
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Since Sept 2025
Foreign Secretary
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Ecclesiastical Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
European Scrutiny Committee
Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Dec 2017 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
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Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Deputy Prime Minister
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Foreign Secretary
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Opposition role · 29 Nov 2021
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
