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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.

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Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
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Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 43 different votes 169 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
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
590 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
58.6% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
102 of 112 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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