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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.

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

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 316 different votes 323 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 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

62
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
76
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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