Mr David Lammy
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Tottenham · in Parliament since 22 June 2000
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
41.1%
698 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
61 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,918
in the 7 year window
Written questions
407
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Mr David Lammy is the Labour MP for Tottenham, and has been an MP continually since 22 June 2000.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Tottenham | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Tottenham | 22 June 2000 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22 June 2000 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Foreign Secretary | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) | Opposition | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) | Government | 9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property) | Government | 5 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills) | Government | 29 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture) | Government | 10 May 2005 | 28 June 2007 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) | Government | 13 June 2003 | 10 May 2005 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) | Government | 29 May 2002 | 13 June 2003 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
41.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
698
631st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 58 | 24.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 56 | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 55 | 27.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 89 | 34.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 120 | 47.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 194 | 80.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 124 | 65.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 573 | 53.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 125 | 19.8% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
Debate contributions
1,918
Written questions
407
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
61
joint 207th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 276 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,006 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 368 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 61 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 93 | 35 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 59 | 25 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 55 | 33 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Ecclesiastical Committee 2010–2015, 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- European Scrutiny Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
Contributions
1,918
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
249
distinct debates
16th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2000
- – Became MP for Tottenham
- – Joined Labour
2002
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
2003
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
2005
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
2007
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills)
2008
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills)
2009
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property)
2010
- – Became MP for Tottenham
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property)
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
2015
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
2017
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
2020
- – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- – Became MP for Tottenham
- – Appointed: Foreign Secretary
2025
- – Appointed: Deputy Prime Minister
- – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Foreign Secretary
2026
- – Left role: Deputy Prime Minister
- – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Constituency: Tottenham
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.