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Katie Lam vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 0 different votes 290 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
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 647
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
547 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
42.7 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
57.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
74
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
87
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
100 of 108 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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