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Afzal Khan vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,314 shared comparable votes.

1,132 same votes 182 different votes 1,314 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
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
105 Aye 56 No
Tax 71% aligned 161 shared votes
115 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 31 No
Defence 73% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
75 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 154 shared votes
75 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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