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Ben Lake vs Jeff Smith
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Ben Lake and Jeff Smith voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.
916 same votes
202 different votes
1,118 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
74.9%
3% above average
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,040
54.3% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Appearances
55
-38.0 vs Commons average
78
-84.0 vs Commons average
Contributions
71
-91.0 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API