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Richard Foord vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Richard Foord and Ben Lake voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 498 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 46 different votes 498 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
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 54% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 9 No
Defence 84% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
654
1,072 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
350
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
304
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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

£772,982
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£302,531
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
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
24 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
74 of 97 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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