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Catherine McKinnell vs Ben Lake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

1,045 same votes 130 different votes 1,175 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
89 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
89 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 53 No
Tax 70% aligned 152 shared votes
108 Aye 44 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 78% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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