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Ben Lake vs Amanda Hack

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 Amanda Hack
Amanda Hack
Lab North West Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Amanda Hack voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 186 different votes 306 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
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 8 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 19% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 40% aligned 25 shared votes
14 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 66 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.4% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
253
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2% 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
121
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
131
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£168,219
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£168,219
26% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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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