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Ben Lake vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,131 shared comparable votes.

1,126 same votes 5 different votes 1,131 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
101 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
101 Aye 75 No
40 Aye 112 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
40 Aye 112 No
29 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 90% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
109 Aye 50 No
Tax 98% aligned 159 shared votes
106 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
101 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
101 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API