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Ben Lake vs Sorcha Eastwood

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


Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sorcha Eastwood voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 52 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 8 different votes 52 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
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Tax 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Tax 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
11.9%
60% below average
Rank 642 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
74
620 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
49
66.2% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
25
33.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
75
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
78
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
103
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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
£177,849
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£177,849
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
8 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API