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Andy Slaughter vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Ben Lake voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,397 shared comparable votes.

1,192 same votes 205 different votes 1,397 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
92 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
92 Aye 68 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
39 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 97% aligned 143 shared votes
37 Aye 106 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 2 No
Education 69% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 71% aligned 168 shared votes
114 Aye 54 No
33 Aye 23 No
Benefits 71% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 33 No
Defence 74% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
859
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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: 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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