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Katie Lam vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 647
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
547 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
45.3 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
214
54.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
65
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
86
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Tax
100 of 108 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 27 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API