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Naz Shah vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,137 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 152 different votes 1,137 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
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 78 No
Migration 99% aligned 107 shared votes
30 Aye 77 No
39 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Education 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
97 Aye 51 No
Tax 70% aligned 148 shared votes
95 Aye 53 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 72% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Energy 75% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 18 No
Defence 77% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
9
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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