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Liz Kendall vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

1,006 same votes 104 different votes 1,110 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
96 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
96 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Education 69% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 22 No
Benefits 72% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 75% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 82% aligned 137 shared votes
102 Aye 35 No
47 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 109 shared votes
56 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,513
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
866
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
647
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
360
+252.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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