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Katie Lam vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 212 different votes 216 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 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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 452 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

90
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
47
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
105
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Contributions
97
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API