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Mr James Frith vs Ben Lake

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

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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Ben Lake voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 549 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 145 different votes 549 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
67 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 105 shared votes
67 Aye 38 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 15 No
Trade 88% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Education 50% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 55% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
425
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
211
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
214
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % 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

28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
7
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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