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Katie Lam vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 315 different votes 321 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 448 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
208
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
224
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
136
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
109 of 121 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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