David Lammy, the Deputy Prime Minister, has cast 89 votes out of 460 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 19.35 per cent, ranking him 635th overall among MPs; low voting participation is conventional for ministers and especially for the Deputy Prime Minister. He has made 1,732 debate contributions across 134 debates, ranking him 184th overall, with his contributions focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Justice & Law, and Other/Procedural matters. Lammy is among the longest-serving MPs in Parliament, having been first elected in June 2000 and ranking 31st overall for length of service, and he is the senior among the two MPs elected in that cohort in terms of debate contributions. His high debate contributions relative to his voting participation reflects the normal pattern for senior government ministers.

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