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Ben Lake vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

1,182 same votes 200 different votes 1,382 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
92 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
92 Aye 68 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 104 No
Migration 98% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Education 69% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 23 No
Benefits 71% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
111 Aye 54 No
Tax 73% aligned 165 shared votes
114 Aye 51 No
33 Aye 24 No
Defence 74% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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 296 of 650
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 650
1,581
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,340 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,063
55.5 % of votes cast
704
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
852
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
74
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
64
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
104
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above 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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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