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Ben Lake vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 290 different votes 562 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 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 79% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 74% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 68% aligned 78 shared votes
32 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 13 No
Trade 62% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 3 No
Energy 29% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 35% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
189
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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