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Alistair Strathern vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ben Lake voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 177 different votes 367 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 92% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 32% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 41% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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