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Ben Lake vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 948 different votes 1,050 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
5 Aye 4 No
Education 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 108 shared votes
56 Aye 52 No
93 Aye 34 No
Tax 17% aligned 127 shared votes
41 Aye 86 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 16% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 20 No
Transport 15% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.0 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
776
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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