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Marsha De Cordova vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Marsha De Cordova
Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,092 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 103 different votes 1,092 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
31 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
31 Aye 92 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 78% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 79% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 82% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
53 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 112 shared votes
57 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

61.6%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,307
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
710
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
597
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
17
1.3% 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

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
125 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Trade
65 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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