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Katie Lam vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 0 different votes 149 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
21 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
407
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,423
2,132 eligible divisions
196
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
49.5% of votes cast
211
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
719
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
128
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Contributions
282
+132.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
103 of 113 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 90 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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