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Ben Lake vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 881 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 50 different votes 881 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
94 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
94 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 99 shared votes
46 Aye 53 No
18 Aye 2 No
Energy 90% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 6 No
Housing 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
71 Aye 24 No
Tax 91% aligned 95 shared votes
70 Aye 25 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 298 of 647
Participation
49.2 %
24 % below average
Rank 622 of 647
1,571
2,073 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,328 eligible divisions
872
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
699
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

54
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 647
Appearances
60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 647
57
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 647
Contributions
746
+629.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Defence
37 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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