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Sarah Jones vs Ben Lake

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

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Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Ben Lake voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,036 same votes 123 different votes 1,159 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
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Education 64% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
98 Aye 44 No
Tax 77% aligned 142 shared votes
96 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
55 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 124 shared votes
56 Aye 68 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,414
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
786
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
628
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
552
+406.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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