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Katie Lam vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Pat McFadden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 143 different votes 146 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 15 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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 452 of 649
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
392
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,354 eligible divisions
189
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.8 % of votes cast
203
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
652
42.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
36
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
103
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
257
+123.7 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API