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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 87% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,053 same votes 155 different votes 1,208 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 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 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
97 Aye 57 No
Tax 75% aligned 154 shared votes
109 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 27 No
Defence 76% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
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
22 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
906
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
751
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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