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Ben Lake vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 945 different votes 1,043 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
6 Aye 5 No
Education 27% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 15 No
Defence 17% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
52 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 115 shared votes
64 Aye 51 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 16% aligned 137 shared votes
39 Aye 98 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 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
67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
46.5 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
833
53.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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