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Ben Lake vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ed Miliband voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 980 shared comparable votes.

912 same votes 68 different votes 980 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
89 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
89 Aye 62 No
21 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 3 No
Education 75% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 81% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
70 Aye 29 No
Tax 81% aligned 99 shared votes
69 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 6 No
Energy 93% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 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 297 of 647
Participation
55.3 %
18 % below average
Rank 603 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,333 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 647
Appearances
42
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 647
60
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Contributions
444
+325.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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