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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.

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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 89% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 124 different votes 1,135 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
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 2 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 76% aligned 150 shared votes
106 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 77% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 81% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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

£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
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 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
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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