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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 204 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 201 different votes 204 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
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 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 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

68.2%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
422
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
206
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
216
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 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
12
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
103 of 114 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API