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Dan Carden vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Ben Lake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,172 shared comparable votes.

1,029 same votes 143 different votes 1,172 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
93 Aye 65 No
13 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
115 Aye 55 No
Tax 71% aligned 170 shared votes
114 Aye 56 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 80% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 30 No
Transport 81% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 448 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,455
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
807
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
648
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
18
5 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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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