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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 0 different votes 132 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
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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 476 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,399
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
693
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
706
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
208
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Trade
70 of 84 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Migration
133 of 161 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Energy
45 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API