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Ben Lake vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Bill Esterson voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,220 shared comparable votes.

1,065 same votes 155 different votes 1,220 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
89 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 97% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Education 69% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
104 Aye 50 No
Tax 74% aligned 154 shared votes
104 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 22 No
Defence 77% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 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 292 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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