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Michael Wheeler vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Katie Lam voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 320 different votes 329 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
37 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% 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

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 29 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
511
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
256
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
255
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Appearances
98
+19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
21
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
111
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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