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Katie Lam vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 99 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 45 different votes 99 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
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 25 No
Tax 83% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 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 451 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
192
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
205
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % 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
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

98
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
111
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Contributions
204
+66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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