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Kate Osamor vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor
Lab Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,101 shared comparable votes.

997 same votes 104 different votes 1,101 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 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 82 No
Migration 98% aligned 114 shared votes
30 Aye 84 No
10 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 78% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 19 No
Defence 86% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,557
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
868
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
689
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % 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

13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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