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Kim Johnson vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Kim Johnson and Ben Lake voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

741 same votes 158 different votes 899 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
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 44 No
Tax 57% aligned 119 shared votes
76 Aye 43 No
12 Aye 2 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 25 No
Transport 73% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,163
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
593
51.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
570
49.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
14
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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

£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£286,858
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
55 of 64 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Education
56 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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