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Priti Patel vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 0 different votes 224 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
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
8
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Tax
215 of 318 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API