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Ben Lake vs Yasmin Qureshi

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 Yasmin Qureshi
Yasmin Qureshi
Lab Bolton South and Walkden

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Yasmin Qureshi voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,129 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 134 different votes 1,129 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
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
94 Aye 38 No
Tax 73% aligned 132 shared votes
86 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 19 No
Defence 76% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 22 No
Transport 80% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 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
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
55.7% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
686
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
73
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
125
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 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
£2,976,673
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£315,870
40% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
58 of 67 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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