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Afzal Khan vs Katie Lam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Katie Lam voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 285 different votes 296 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
927
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
738
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Contributions
128
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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