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Chris Vince vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Chris Vince
Chris Vince
Lab Harlow
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Chris Vince and Ben Lake voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 191 different votes 313 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
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 25% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 26% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 33% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

91.5 %
19 % above average
Rank 12 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
516
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,591
2,095 eligible divisions
264
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.8 % of votes cast
252
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

309
+237.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Appearances
63
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
383
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
66
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,900
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£165,900
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
2 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API