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Ben Lake vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,093 same votes 180 different votes 1,273 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 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 96 No
Migration 98% aligned 133 shared votes
38 Aye 95 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 71% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
110 Aye 52 No
Tax 74% aligned 162 shared votes
110 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 75% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
77 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 152 shared votes
77 Aye 75 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 296 of 650
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 286 of 650
1,581
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,340 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,013
56.7 % of votes cast
704
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
37
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
64
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
70
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
66 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
77 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API