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Emma Hardy vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 133 different votes 1,192 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
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 46 No
Tax 79% aligned 138 shared votes
89 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 80% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
64 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 139 shared votes
70 Aye 69 No
19 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
805
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
682
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % 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

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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