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Sir John Whittingdale vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
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Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 0 different votes 232 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
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
49 of 59 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API