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Ben Lake vs Natalie Fleet

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Natalie Fleet voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 138 different votes 236 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
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 32% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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 292 of 649
Participation
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 468 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.7% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
193
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
35
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
53
-92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 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
£168,154
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£168,154
26% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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