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Ben Lake vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sarah Olney voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 928 shared comparable votes.

883 same votes 45 different votes 928 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
20 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
20 Aye 95 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 36 shared votes
6 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 5 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 21 No
Defence 90% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 15 No
Transport 93% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
79 Aye 39 No
Tax 94% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 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 292 of 649
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
54.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
535
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
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
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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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