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Heidi Alexander vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Ben Lake voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 124 different votes 325 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
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 15 No
Defence 22% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
361
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
170
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
191
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
583
+444.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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