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Katie Lam vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
32 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
192
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
205
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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