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Ed Miliband vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Ben Lake voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

920 same votes 69 different votes 989 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
89 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
89 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 81% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
69 Aye 30 No
Tax 81% aligned 99 shared votes
70 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 6 No
Energy 93% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 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
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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