MP for Tottenham
Deputy Prime Minister
“A long-serving Labour MP who has reached the top government roles while typically voting with his party, but with notable independence on Brexit votes.”
David Lammy is the Labour MP for Tottenham. He has risen to senior government roles, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice since September 2025, after a long parliamentary career that began with his election in 2000 and included a period as Foreign Secretary from 2024 to 2025.
Lammy shows strong party loyalty (99%) and above-average attendance (49% vs party average 33%), with a centre-left stance (40/100). He has rebelled on five Brexit-related ballots when his party backed different positions. In policy votes, he generally supported Universal Credit, NHS funding, and trade union powers, and supported transgender rights, while taking mixed stances on immigration controls, asylum, VAT and prison sentencing, and generally voting against the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declared three financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land and property (within or outside the UK); and miscellaneous.
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.
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYESentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing Bill
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
NOFinance (No. 2) 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
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Opposition role · 6 Apr 2020
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.
