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Neil Coyle vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab Bermondsey and Old Southwark
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Neil Coyle and Ben Lake voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 170 different votes 1,164 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
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 52 No
Tax 70% aligned 150 shared votes
105 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 71% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 1 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
66 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 121 shared votes
68 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 426 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,658
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
955
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
703
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % 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

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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

£1,946,990
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£245,953
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
7
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

Housing
60 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
76 of 95 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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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