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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

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
11.4%
61% below average
Rank 641 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
67
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
42
62.7% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
25
37.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
51
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
66
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 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