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Chris Evans vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,061 same votes 171 different votes 1,232 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 94 No
Migration 97% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 0 No
Education 67% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
99 Aye 58 No
Tax 71% aligned 157 shared votes
105 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 73% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 80% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
940
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
757
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
17
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

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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