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Lola McEvoy vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Lola McEvoy
Lola McEvoy
Lab Darlington
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Lola McEvoy and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 195 different votes 323 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
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 23% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 36% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

89.7 %
17 % above average
Rank 21 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
516
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
260
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
256
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
9
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 479 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

£195,928
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£195,928
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
3 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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