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Dr Allison Gardner vs Ben Lake

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

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Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dr Allison Gardner and Ben Lake voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

126 same votes 180 different votes 306 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
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 23% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 36% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
503
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
248
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
255
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.6% 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

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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

£200,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£200,981
11% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 32 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 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
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
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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