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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Ben Lake

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

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Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Ben Lake voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 135 different votes 206 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
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 24 No
Tax 13% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Transport 20% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
350
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
176
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
174
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % 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

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
633
+507.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
24 of 31 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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