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Ben Lake vs Andrew Bowie

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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Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 1,199 different votes 1,339 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
7 Aye 4 No
Education 27% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
115 Aye 47 No
Tax 22% aligned 162 shared votes
54 Aye 108 No
69 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 132 shared votes
65 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 24 No
Benefits 16% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 20 No
Defence 14% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
40 Aye 109 No
Migration 2% aligned 149 shared votes
106 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 34 No
Trade 3% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
80.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,106 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
826
48.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
868
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
105
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Brexit / EU
187 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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