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Ben Lake vs Alicia Kearns

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

Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli
vs
Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 831 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 709 different votes 831 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
6 Aye 4 No
Education 40% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
74 Aye 37 No
Tax 29% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 18% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
68 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 128 shared votes
67 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
Participation
70.1%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,604
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,155
1,648 eligible divisions
894
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
572
49.5% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
583
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Appearances
120
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
68
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
173
+35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
43 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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