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Ben Lake vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 647 shared comparable votes.

629 same votes 18 different votes 647 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
85 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
85 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 0 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
44 Aye 15 No
Tax 95% aligned 59 shared votes
45 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 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
38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
896
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
60.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
351
39.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
1,601
+1462.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
161 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 91 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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