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Katie Lam vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 253 different votes 259 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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 454 of 650
Participation
73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 650
389
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
565 eligible divisions
189
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
51.6 % of votes cast
200
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.4 % 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

88
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
43
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
101
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
63
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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