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Ben Lake vs Peter Kyle

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 Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Peter Kyle voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,090 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 81 different votes 1,090 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
96 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
29 Aye 86 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
79 Aye 39 No
Tax 86% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 5 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 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 297 of 647
Participation
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,471
2,333 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
839
57.0 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
632
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 647
Appearances
27
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 647
60
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Contributions
134
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
122 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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