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Alex Mayer vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 330 different votes 338 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
36 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

95.5 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
68.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
533
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
558 eligible divisions
268
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
48.6 % of votes cast
265
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
51.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Appearances
84
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
68
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
93
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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