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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 36% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 163 different votes 254 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
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 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
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 10 No
Transport 33% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 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 297 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
427
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
201
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
226
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
46
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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
155 of 161 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 33 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API