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Ben Lake vs Alistair Strathern

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

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Ben Lake
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Alistair Strathern
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Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 178 different votes 374 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
4 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 29 No
Migration 92% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 32% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 3 No
Education 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 41% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 41% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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 292 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
60
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
69
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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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