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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 1,220 shared comparable votes.

1,023 same votes 197 different votes 1,220 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

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£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
51 of 54 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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