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Ben Lake vs Andrew Ranger

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 Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Lab Wrexham

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Andrew Ranger voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 183 different votes 308 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
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 24% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 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
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 84 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.4 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
244
49.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
23
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
33
-104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£139,164
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£139,164
38 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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