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Ben Lake vs Alex McIntyre

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
Photograph of Alex McIntyre
Alex McIntyre
Lab Gloucester

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Alex McIntyre voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

129 same votes 180 different votes 309 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
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 24% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Transport 38% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 168 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
50.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
50.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
130
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£193,455
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£193,455
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
182 of 188 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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 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
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
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