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Sarah Champion vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Ben Lake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,040 same votes 147 different votes 1,187 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
25 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
97 Aye 54 No
Tax 77% aligned 151 shared votes
106 Aye 45 No
22 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 22 No
Defence 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 423 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,631
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
895
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
736
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
40
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
142 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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