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Dr Rupa Huq vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,258 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 177 different votes 1,258 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
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 90 No
Migration 97% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
99 Aye 62 No
Tax 68% aligned 161 shared votes
108 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 70% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 34 No
Defence 75% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
60 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 137 shared votes
66 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,744
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
959
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
785
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 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
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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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