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Liz Twist vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Ben Lake voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 201 different votes 1,227 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
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
88 Aye 57 No
Tax 68% aligned 145 shared votes
99 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 30 No
Defence 73% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 22 No
Benefits 73% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
974
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
820
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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