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Katie Lam

Conservative MP for Weald of Kent, since 4 July 2024

Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

Katie Lam is the Conservative MP for Weald of Kent, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

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Scorecard

69.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
364 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 33 as teller
178 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
8 Interests declared 4 at £5,000 or more
128 Debates spoken in 101 written questions tabled

Ranked 384 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Aye 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Aye 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Aye 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 Aye 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 Aye 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Aye 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Aye 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Teller 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Aye 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£7,000

Name of donor: Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Lord Philip Harris
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 28 May 2026
Date accepted: 28 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 4 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£7,000

Name of donor: Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000
Date received: 26 February 2026
Date accepted: 26 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£7,000

Name of donor: Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000
Date received: 14 November 2025
Date accepted: 14 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Guildford
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 20 Nov 2025

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: CC Technologies
Nature of business: Legal technology start-up
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 19 Aug 2025

Name of company or organisation: The Katie Lam Company
Nature of business: Very small company that is the vehicle for my theatrical work.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

128 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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