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Katie Lam vs Sarah Edwards

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 Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 228 different votes 231 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
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 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 451 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
744 eligible divisions
192
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
205
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 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
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 138 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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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