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Jeff Smith vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Ben Lake voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,109 shared comparable votes.

913 same votes 196 different votes 1,109 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
66 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 97 shared votes
66 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 97 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
26 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Education 64% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
97 Aye 51 No
Tax 66% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
26 Aye 23 No
Benefits 67% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 26 No
Defence 67% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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