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Jessica Morden vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,245 shared comparable votes.

1,070 same votes 175 different votes 1,245 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 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
93 Aye 57 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
39 Aye 96 No
Migration 97% aligned 135 shared votes
37 Aye 98 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 47 No
Tax 66% aligned 158 shared votes
112 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 2 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 32 No
Defence 72% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Energy 79% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,845
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,027
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
818
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 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

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 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
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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