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Katie Lam vs Apsana Begum

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Apsana Begum voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 240 different votes 263 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
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 23% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
128
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Tax
102 of 112 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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