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Angela Rayner vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,134 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 99 different votes 1,134 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
89 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
89 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 28 No
Transport 81% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 82% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

66.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,570
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
876
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
694
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

8
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
10
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Contributions
68
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
22
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
59 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 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
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
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
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