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Katie Lam vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 36 different votes 160 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 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 67% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
388
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
291
564 eligible divisions
188
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
58.4 % of votes cast
200
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
121
41.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
98
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
65
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Education
32 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API