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Kim Leadbeater vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Ben Lake voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 795 shared comparable votes.

594 same votes 201 different votes 795 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
14 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 76 No
Migration 96% aligned 106 shared votes
28 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 47% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
67 Aye 46 No
Tax 50% aligned 113 shared votes
71 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 53% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 55% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 22 No
Defence 66% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
567
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
523
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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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