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Ben Lake vs Stephanie Peacock

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 Stephanie Peacock
Stephanie Peacock
Lab Barnsley South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Stephanie Peacock voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,141 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 141 different votes 1,141 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
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 65 No
Migration 99% aligned 99 shared votes
33 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 68% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 73% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
105 Aye 42 No
Tax 78% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 79% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
59 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 132 shared votes
66 Aye 66 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 297 of 650
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,456
2,082 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
828
56.9 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
628
43.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
51
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
109
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£1,798,692
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,855
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
162 of 188 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Work / Employment
61 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 84 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
154 of 193 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
43 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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