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Ben Lake vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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 Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 1,168 different votes 1,332 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
8 Aye 6 No
Education 36% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
117 Aye 55 No
Tax 28% aligned 172 shared votes
56 Aye 116 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 25 No
Defence 20% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
63 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 140 shared votes
76 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 2% aligned 137 shared votes
94 Aye 43 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
81.6%
9% above average
Rank 169 of 649
1,605
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,937
2,373 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
47.2% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,023
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Appearances
106
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
68
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
136
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
207 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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