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Sam Rushworth vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Sam Rushworth
Sam Rushworth
Lab Bishop Auckland
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Sam Rushworth and Ben Lake voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

95 same votes 157 different votes 252 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 21% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 23% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
122
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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