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Katie Lam vs Kevin McKenna

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 Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 310 different votes 315 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 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 650
387
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
188
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.2 % of votes cast
199
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
242
48.8 % 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

85
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
94
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Contributions
33
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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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