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Ben Lake vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 768 shared comparable votes.

746 same votes 22 different votes 768 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 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
34 Aye 92 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 17 No
Transport 86% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 90% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
57 Aye 19 No
Tax 93% aligned 76 shared votes
56 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
10
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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
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