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Barry Gardiner vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

1,021 same votes 126 different votes 1,147 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
80 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
80 Aye 66 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 71 No
Migration 97% aligned 95 shared votes
23 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
102 Aye 50 No
Tax 75% aligned 152 shared votes
106 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 28 No
Defence 78% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Transport 85% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 85% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
13
5 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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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