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Ben Lake vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Alan Mak voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 1,194 different votes 1,355 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
8 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 30% aligned 171 shared votes
54 Aye 117 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 17% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 161 shared votes
82 Aye 79 No
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 15% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
37 Aye 107 No
Migration 2% aligned 144 shared votes
104 Aye 40 No
39 Aye 31 No
Trade 3% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
1,605
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,025
2,373 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,065
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
68
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
25
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
23
7 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
182 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
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