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Sarah Bool vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 465 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
48.4% of votes cast
241
57.7% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
128
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API