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Nadia Whittome vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Nadia Whittome and Ben Lake voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 879 shared comparable votes.

788 same votes 91 different votes 879 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
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 38 No
Tax 70% aligned 109 shared votes
78 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 22 No
Defence 81% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 19 No
Transport 84% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 88% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 1 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,106
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
570
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
536
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
26
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£284,746
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
52 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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 Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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