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Ben Lake vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Apsana Begum voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 105 different votes 897 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
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 38 No
Tax 66% aligned 121 shared votes
78 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 73% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 78% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 17 No
Transport 78% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 23 No
Benefits 86% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 446 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,688 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
88
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
79
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
96
-64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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