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David Taylor vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

David Taylor and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 174 different votes 289 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
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 26% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 32% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
472
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
235
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
237
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
37
-88.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,421
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£181,421
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API