Mr David Lammy
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 22 June 2000
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 20%
- Debates contributed to
- 172
- Registered interests
- 14
- Declared value
- £79,266
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Mr David Lammy, Labour (Co-op) MP for Tottenham, is among the longest serving 5% of MPs and the longest serving 5% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in June 2000. He holds the government post of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. His voting participation is in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, with 125 votes cast out of 627 eligible divisions; low voting participation is conventional for ministers and especially for the Lord Chancellor. He has made 2253 debate contributions across 172 debates, with top debate topics of Justice & Law, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Other / Procedural.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
125 / 627
19.94%
Ranked #636 of 655 MPs (3th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
172 / 12881
2253 total contributions
Ranked #263 of 655 MPs (60th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
14
£79,266.00
Ranked #78 of 655 MPs (88th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
The Rt Hon Mr David Lammy is the Labour MP for Tottenham, and has been an MP continually since 22 June 2000. He currently holds the Government posts of Deputy Prime Minister, and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Constituencies
- Tottenham Jun 2000 – present · 8 terms
Posts held
- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- Deputy Prime Minister Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
- Foreign Secretary Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Nov 2021 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) May 2010 – Oct 2010 · Opposition
- Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) Jun 2009 – May 2010
- Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property) Oct 2008 – Jun 2009
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills) Jun 2007 – Oct 2008
- Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture) May 2005 – Jun 2007
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) Jun 2003 – May 2005
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) May 2002 – Jun 2003
- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Unknown – present
- Deputy Prime Minister Unknown – present