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Steve Darling vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Ben Lake voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 42 different votes 250 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
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 36% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
7
5 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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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