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Lee Barron vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Ben Lake voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

101 same votes 167 different votes 268 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
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 72% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 20% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 10 No
Transport 33% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
447
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
208
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
239
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
7
1.6% 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

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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