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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
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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 117 different votes 1,126 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
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
103 Aye 46 No
Tax 77% aligned 149 shared votes
102 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 82% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 20 No
Transport 91% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
63
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
57
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
12
4 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
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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