Compare

Ben Lake vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

822 same votes 145 different votes 967 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
13 Aye 5 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 109 shared votes
60 Aye 49 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
55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
57.1% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
563
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
33
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 564 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
£2,918,854
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
147 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API