Compare

Ben Lake vs Florence Eshalomi

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 Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi
Lab Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Florence Eshalomi voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 152 different votes 936 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
19 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 44 No
Tax 65% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
60 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 128 shared votes
58 Aye 70 No
15 Aye 19 No
Transport 79% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 650
1,585
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,189
1,626 eligible divisions
881
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
633
53.2 % of votes cast
704
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
556
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
83
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
64
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
108
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£1,298,829
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,058
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
52 of 61 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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