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Debbie Abrahams vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Ben Lake voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,204 shared comparable votes.

1,027 same votes 177 different votes 1,204 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
91 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
91 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 99 No
Migration 98% aligned 126 shared votes
27 Aye 99 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 65% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
106 Aye 51 No
Tax 68% aligned 157 shared votes
113 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 68% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 24 No
Defence 74% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 77% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
78 of 95 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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