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Katie Lam vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Jim Allister voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 16 different votes 249 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
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 75% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 647
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 647
369
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
542 eligible divisions
177
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
49.4 % of votes cast
192
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
197
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 647
Appearances
174
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647
88
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647
Contributions
215
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API