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Mary Kelly Foy vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Katie Lam voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 256 different votes 278 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
1,101
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
559
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
542
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
30
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
70
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
128
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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