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Katie Lam vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and James Murray voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 237 different votes 241 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 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,197
1,636 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
640
53.5 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.5 % 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
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

90
+16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Appearances
69
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
105
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Contributions
587
+456.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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 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
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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