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Gill German vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Gill German and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 158 different votes 264 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
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 26% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 32% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 33% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
419
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
199
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
220
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

19
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
24
-114.3 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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

£150,075
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£150,075
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
87 of 111 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 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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