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Ben Lake vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 123 different votes 1,082 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
90 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
90 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 40 No
Tax 73% aligned 140 shared votes
88 Aye 52 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 77% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 21 No
Transport 79% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 80% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
54 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
79
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
134
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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