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Ben Lake vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ian Byrne voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

802 same votes 138 different votes 940 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
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 126 shared votes
35 Aye 91 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Education 58% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
81 Aye 33 No
Tax 70% aligned 114 shared votes
77 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 17 No
Defence 74% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
15 Aye 17 No
Transport 81% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,229
1,688 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
668
54.4% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
58
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
78
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
108
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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