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Dame Meg Hillier vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

1,075 same votes 161 different votes 1,236 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
98 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
98 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Education 65% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 72% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
110 Aye 50 No
Tax 73% aligned 160 shared votes
110 Aye 50 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 79% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
10
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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