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Katie Lam vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Jo Platt voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 282 different votes 288 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 650
387
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
434
563 eligible divisions
188
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
50.7 % of votes cast
199
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
42
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Education
43 of 49 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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