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Ben Lake vs Sureena Brackenridge

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 Sureena Brackenridge
Sureena Brackenridge
Lab Wolverhampton North East

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sureena Brackenridge voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 196 different votes 316 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
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 23% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 107 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
46.9% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£175,730
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£175,730
22% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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