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Lucy Powell vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

975 same votes 147 different votes 1,122 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
89 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
89 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Education 69% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
94 Aye 42 No
Tax 72% aligned 136 shared votes
98 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 77% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

6
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
14
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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