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Ben Lake vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Barry Gardiner 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
27 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 97% aligned 95 shared votes
24 Aye 71 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
106 Aye 46 No
Tax 75% aligned 152 shared votes
102 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 19 No
Defence 78% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 20 No
Transport 85% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 85% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
79
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
91
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
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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