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Katie Lam vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
31 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 647
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,955
2,333 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
932
47.7 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,023
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
42
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
65
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
100 of 108 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API