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Stephen Morgan vs Katie Lam

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

Photograph of Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South
vs
Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Stephen Morgan and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 242 different votes 248 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 1% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 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

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 197 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,665
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
911
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
754
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % 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

21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
143
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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

£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£285,250
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
5
2 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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Education
72 of 75 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
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