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Ben Lake vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 971 shared comparable votes.

823 same votes 148 different votes 971 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
79 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
79 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 43 No
Migration 95% aligned 63 shared votes
21 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
78 Aye 39 No
Tax 66% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 69% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
61 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 112 shared votes
60 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 5 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,327
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
751
56.6% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
576
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
45
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
78
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
51
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 96 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Education
64 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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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