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Ben Lake vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 791 shared comparable votes.

591 same votes 200 different votes 791 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
14 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
29 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Transport 47% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 42 No
Tax 50% aligned 113 shared votes
67 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 53% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 6 No
Education 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 66% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 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 293 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,593
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,086
1,318 eligible divisions
889
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
564
51.9 % of votes cast
704
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
522
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

69
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
72
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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