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Maya Ellis vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Maya Ellis and Ben Lake voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 143 different votes 222 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
6 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 26% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 35% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
364
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
174
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
190
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % 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

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
57
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,920
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£230,920
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
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
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Tax
88 of 111 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
45 of 61 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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