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Ben Lake vs Louise Haigh

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 Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Lab Sheffield Heeley

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Louise Haigh voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 121 different votes 1,120 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
88 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
88 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 68% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
66 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 125 shared votes
55 Aye 70 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 297 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,333 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
57.8 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
644
42.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
8
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
63
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
10
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,002,785
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,069
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Transport
70 of 91 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
48 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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