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Katie Lam vs Mike Martin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
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Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Mike Martin voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 54 different votes 209 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
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 95% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% 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 452 of 649
Participation
58.5 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
332
568 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
55.7 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
147
44.3 % 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

89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
103
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
40
5 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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