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David Reed vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

David Reed and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 0 different votes 276 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
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
179
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
14
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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