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Katie Lam vs Brian Mathew

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 Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Brian Mathew voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

176 same votes 33 different votes 209 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
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Housing 75% aligned 12 shared votes
5 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
65.3 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
547 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
49.6 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
180
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.1 % 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
67
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
75
-43.1 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
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
100 of 108 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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
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
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API