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Katie Lam vs Steve Darling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
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Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Steve Darling voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 53 different votes 238 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
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 97% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
194
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
207
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% 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
139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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