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Liam Byrne vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ben Lake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

1,013 same votes 134 different votes 1,147 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 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
38 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 98% aligned 126 shared votes
27 Aye 99 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
93 Aye 43 No
Tax 74% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 75% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 76% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 13 No
Energy 82% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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