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Ashley Dalton vs Ben Lake

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Ben Lake voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 132 different votes 404 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
0 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 57 No
Migration 97% aligned 77 shared votes
18 Aye 59 No
13 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 33% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 45% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 46% aligned 59 shared votes
42 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
573
901 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
271
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
302
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
114
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % 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
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Trade
15 of 17 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
23 of 32 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API