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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 1,147 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 5 different votes 1,147 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 114 No
Migration 100% aligned 154 shared votes
40 Aye 114 No
29 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 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
24 Aye 9 No
Energy 91% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
112 Aye 50 No
Tax 98% aligned 162 shared votes
109 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 58 shared votes
29 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

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 650
Participation
57.2%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 650
1,612
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,375
2,405 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
758
55.1% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
617
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
84
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
76
-77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
97
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,535,264
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
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 80 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 Sept 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
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API