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Katie Lam vs Sarah Pochin

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 Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 10 different votes 131 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
8 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
397
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
192
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
205
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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
102 of 111 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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