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Maureen Burke vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Ben Lake voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 105 different votes 185 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 9 No
Tax 36% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
327
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,591
2,095 eligible divisions
136
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.8 % of votes cast
191
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.2 % of votes cast
3
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

19
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
Appearances
63
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
21
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
66
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API