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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Katie Lam voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 44 different votes 242 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
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
128
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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