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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 225 different votes 230 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
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
218
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
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
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