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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 88% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 136 different votes 1,162 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
15 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 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 47 No
Tax 72% aligned 138 shared votes
94 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 142 shared votes
77 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,593
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
925
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
668
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
234
+126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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

£2,246,747
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
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
67 of 87 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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