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Ben Lake vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Pat McFadden voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

1,069 same votes 98 different votes 1,167 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
95 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
95 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 23 No
Benefits 71% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 88% aligned 129 shared votes
91 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 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 291 of 649
Participation
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 509 of 649
1,605
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,372 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.6% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

66
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Appearances
35
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
68
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
255
+114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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