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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
vs
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 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,004 same votes 122 different votes 1,126 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
93 Aye 41 No
Tax 75% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 17 No
Defence 76% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 490 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,380
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
768
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
612
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
128
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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
0
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
140 of 161 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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