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Gareth Thomas vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Ben Lake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

1,028 same votes 138 different votes 1,166 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
97 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
97 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 2 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
104 Aye 48 No
Tax 75% aligned 152 shared votes
108 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 31 No
Defence 75% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 77% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 27 No
Transport 82% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
67 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 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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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