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Dr Kieran Mullan vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and Ben Lake voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 895 different votes 1,049 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
1 Aye 10 No
Education 55% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 83 No
Tax 42% aligned 125 shared votes
81 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 20% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
77 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 149 shared votes
74 Aye 75 No
21 Aye 11 No
Transport 19% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,397
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,604
2,111 eligible divisions
684
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
894
55.7% of votes cast
713
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

137
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
546
+408.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
1
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
164 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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