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John Whitby vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 309 different votes 315 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% 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

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
Participation
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
563 eligible divisions
260
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
48.6 % of votes cast
244
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
199
51.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
77
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
94
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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