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Peter Fortune vs Ben Lake

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

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Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Ben Lake voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 126 different votes 248 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 37 No
Tax 74% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 2 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
415
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
181
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
234
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

121
+43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
146
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
90 of 111 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
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
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