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Chris Bryant vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 177 different votes 180 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,544
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
886
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
658
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
233
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API