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Ben Lake vs Neil Coyle

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 Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Neil Coyle voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

998 same votes 178 different votes 1,176 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
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 45 No
Tax 70% aligned 150 shared votes
98 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 71% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
71 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 125 shared votes
67 Aye 58 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
969
57.0% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
731
43.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
18
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
78
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
22
-139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,946,990
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£245,953
9% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Education
82 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Transport
77 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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