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Ben Lake vs Nesil Caliskan

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

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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli
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Nesil Caliskan
Lab Barking

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Nesil Caliskan voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 161 different votes 266 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
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 24% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 36% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 216 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.6 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
216
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
34
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
59
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£206,393
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£206,393
9 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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