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Jess Phillips vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,195 shared comparable votes.

1,044 same votes 151 different votes 1,195 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
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
93 Aye 64 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
91 Aye 50 No
Tax 70% aligned 141 shared votes
97 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 77% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 27 No
Transport 79% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 79% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,635
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
939
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
696
42.6 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
245
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
10
3 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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