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Katie Lam vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 0 different votes 277 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
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
128
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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