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Dan Jarvis vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dan Jarvis and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

942 same votes 93 different votes 1,035 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
16 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
81 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 139 shared votes
80 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Education 69% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
77 Aye 43 No
Tax 83% aligned 120 shared votes
81 Aye 39 No
44 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 90 shared votes
46 Aye 44 No

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

Voting record

62.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,445
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
825
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
620
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2011
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

65
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
497
+389.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£320,947
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
54 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
62 of 87 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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