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Katie Lam vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 215 different votes 220 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
568 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
167
47.2 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
187
52.8 % 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

90
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
56
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
105
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
479
+346.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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