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Christian Wakeford vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Ben Lake voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 526 different votes 997 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 98 No
Migration 76% aligned 131 shared votes
34 Aye 97 No
17 Aye 13 No
Energy 67% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 17 No
Transport 21% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 27% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 22 No
Benefits 30% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Trade 32% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
1
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
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
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