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Fred Thomas vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 241 different votes 247 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
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
389
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
568 eligible divisions
228
58.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
48.2 % of votes cast
161
41.4 % of votes cast
No votes
203
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
90
+16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
49
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Contributions
105
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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