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Ben Lake vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

900 same votes 84 different votes 984 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
87 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
87 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 10 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Defence 84% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
45 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 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 291 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,605
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,372 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
798
60.1% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
530
39.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
68
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Contributions
543
+403.3 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
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
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
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