How Katie Lam votes
Katie Lam voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 157 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Katie Lam has 12 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Lord (Philip) Harris - £2,500.00 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Unpaid Director of The Katie Lam Media Company Limited (company number 17388145), a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 August 2026. I am the sole director and a person with significant control. | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00 | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00 | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Lord Philip Harris - £5,000.00 | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00 | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00 | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Property in Guildford | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role. | 2 Aug 2024 |
Show the other 2
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholdings | Shares in The Katie Lam Company | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in CC Technologies | 2 Aug 2024 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Katie Lam asked 59 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
36 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Katie Lam represents Weald of Kent. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Katie Lam won with 40% of the votes, and Lenny Rolles (Labour) came second with 23%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Lam | Conservative | 20,202 | 39.8% |
| Lenny Rolles | Labour | 11,780 | 23.2% |
| Daniel Kersten | Reform UK | 10,208 | 20.1% |
| Kate Walder | Green Party | 4,547 | 9.0% |
| John Howson | Liberal Democrat | 3,975 | 7.8% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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