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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 83% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

794 same votes 160 different votes 954 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 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 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
89 Aye 44 No
Tax 63% aligned 133 shared votes
90 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 19 No
Transport 73% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 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
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 80% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 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
72.9%
1% above average
Rank 355 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,231
1,688 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
52.6% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
584
47.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
148
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 650
78
-84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
272
+110.0 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Energy
39 of 48 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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