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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 165 different votes 1,296 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 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 73% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 73% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
74 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
96 Aye 51 No
Tax 79% aligned 147 shared votes
101 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % 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

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
14
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
61 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
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
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
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