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Katie Lam vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 0 different votes 213 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
27 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 474 of 650
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 581 of 650
401
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,413
2,381 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
602
42.6% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
811
57.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
50
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
128
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Contributions
43
-105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 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 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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