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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 1,171 shared comparable votes.

997 same votes 174 different votes 1,171 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
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
68 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 121 shared votes
66 Aye 55 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
957
57.2% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
715
42.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
13
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
16
-126.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 649

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
8
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 67 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Education
82 of 96 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
76 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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