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Katie Lam vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Paula Barker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 300 different votes 307 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 16 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 650
387
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,631 eligible divisions
188
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
674
52.4 % of votes cast
199
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

85
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
94
-32.2 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
49
-77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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 Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API