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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 1,099 shared comparable votes.

1,017 same votes 82 different votes 1,099 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
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
62.6%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,605
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,368 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.2% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
635
42.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
45
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
68
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
232
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,110,937
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
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
122 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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