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Katie Lam vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 292 different votes 299 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
387
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
188
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
199
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % 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

84
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
72
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
93
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.0 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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