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Ben Lake vs Rachel Reeves

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


Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

868 same votes 32 different votes 900 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
86 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
86 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 28 No
Trade 94% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 19 No
Transport 95% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 6 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 650
Participation
50.1%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,612
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,405 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
77
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
535
+380.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API