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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 122 different votes 203 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
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 27% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
361
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,591
2,095 eligible divisions
189
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.8 % of votes cast
172
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

89
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Appearances
63
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
173
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17 % below 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Education
38 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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