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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 87% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,012 same votes 150 different votes 1,162 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
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 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
108 Aye 42 No
Tax 77% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 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 292 of 649
Participation
70.1%
3% below average
Rank 429 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,486
2,121 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
839
56.5% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
647
43.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
139
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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
£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
Work / Employment
63 of 73 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 55 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
154 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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