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Anna Gelderd vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Ben Lake voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 138 different votes 242 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
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 67% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 50% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 29 No
Tax 24% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 19 No
Defence 38% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
389
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
187
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
202
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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