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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 412 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 135 different votes 412 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
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
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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 532 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
590
928 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
277
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
313
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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

£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
157 of 163 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Trade
15 of 19 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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