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Katie Lam vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 255 different votes 261 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
359
+215.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
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 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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