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Helen Whately vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
365
537 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
47.7 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
78
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
87
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Trade
83 of 88 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
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