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Kanishka Narayan vs Ben Lake

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

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Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 157 different votes 261 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
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 77% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 25% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
236
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
213
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
6
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
307
+161.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
3
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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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