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Patrick Spencer vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Ben Lake voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 123 different votes 247 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
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 72% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 2 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 7 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 6 No
Defence 52% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 22% 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

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
402
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
186
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
216
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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

0
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
0
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 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

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29 % below 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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