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Andy McDonald vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,090 same votes 180 different votes 1,270 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 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
93 Aye 68 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 103 No
Migration 98% aligned 134 shared votes
30 Aye 104 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
106 Aye 57 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
114 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 32 No
Defence 75% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
67 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 137 shared votes
67 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
81 of 95 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: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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