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Mary Glindon vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Ben Lake voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

932 same votes 189 different votes 1,121 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 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
87 Aye 60 No
26 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 2 No
Education 62% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
95 Aye 60 No
Tax 64% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
17 Aye 32 No
Defence 69% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Energy 75% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
57 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 105 shared votes
48 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

80.6%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,916
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
1,046
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
870
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
30
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
0
0 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
69 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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