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Ben Lake vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 132 different votes 406 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
0 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 59 No
Migration 97% aligned 77 shared votes
20 Aye 57 No
10 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 33% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 5 No
Education 44% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
42 Aye 17 No
Tax 46% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 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
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
577
913 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
47.7 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
302
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

69
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
43
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
72
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Contributions
118
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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