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Katie Lam vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 192 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 186 different votes 192 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 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Contributions
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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 112 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
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