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Ellie Reeves vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Ellie Reeves
Ellie Reeves
Lab Lewisham West and East Dulwich
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Ellie Reeves and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

1,021 same votes 129 different votes 1,150 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
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 22 No
Defence 74% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 41 No
Tax 75% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 78% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
62 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 130 shared votes
67 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,411
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
783
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
628
44.5 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
221
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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

£1,716,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£244,057
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Migration
142 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 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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