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Pamela Nash vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Pamela Nash
Pamela Nash
Lab Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Pamela Nash and Ben Lake voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 165 different votes 270 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 25% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
445
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
217
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
228
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

15
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Appearances
66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
23
-114.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£906,679
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£97,383
57 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
93 of 111 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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