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Ben Lake vs John Healey

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 John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and John Healey voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 81 different votes 1,043 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
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
14 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 72% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
85 Aye 36 No
Tax 83% aligned 121 shared votes
84 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 85% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 571 of 649
1,605
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,431
2,372 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
56.7% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
619
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Appearances
43
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
68
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
397
+256.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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