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Daniel Francis vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Daniel Francis
Daniel Francis
Lab Bexleyheath and Crayford
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Daniel Francis and Ben Lake voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 197 different votes 321 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
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 24% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 30% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 56 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
515
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
245
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
270
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

126
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
172
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£143,753
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£143,753
36% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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