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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Ben Lake voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 961 shared comparable votes.

819 same votes 142 different votes 961 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
79 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 128 shared votes
79 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 42 No
Migration 95% aligned 63 shared votes
20 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 2 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 66% aligned 117 shared votes
78 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 8 No
Energy 69% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
60 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
747
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
556
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
19
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
9
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
59 of 91 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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