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Katie Lam vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 0 different votes 264 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% 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

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
154
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
128
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
276
+128.3 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
102 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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