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Katie Lam vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 188 different votes 190 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
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
192
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
205
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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 111 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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