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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 193 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 190 different votes 193 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 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 497 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,563
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
891
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
672
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
443
+304.7 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650

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
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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