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Ben Lake vs Mike Kane

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 Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mike Kane voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

1,034 same votes 159 different votes 1,193 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
87 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
87 Aye 67 No
12 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Education 50% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 70% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
65 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 130 shared votes
69 Aye 61 No
101 Aye 41 No
Tax 77% aligned 142 shared votes
98 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 78% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 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 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,690
2,337 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
963
57.0 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
727
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
12 years, 4 months
Since 13 Feb 2014

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
32
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
57
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,311
29 % 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Defence
58 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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