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Katie Lam vs Catherine McKinnell

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
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Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 231 different votes 250 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 1% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

107
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
27
-55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Contributions
45
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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

Tax
102 of 112 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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