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Katie Lam vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 1 different votes 295 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
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 48 No
Tax 99% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
82.0 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,912
2,333 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
47.2 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
99
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
176
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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