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Ben Lake vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,265 shared comparable votes.

1,084 same votes 181 different votes 1,265 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
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 97% aligned 127 shared votes
37 Aye 90 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
108 Aye 53 No
Tax 68% aligned 161 shared votes
99 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 70% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 24 No
Defence 75% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
66 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 137 shared votes
60 Aye 77 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,754
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
961
54.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
67
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
58
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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