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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.

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

Voting alignment

Dr Allison Gardner and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 175 different votes 292 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
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
240
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
243
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
11
2.3 % 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

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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

£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
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 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
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API