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Ben Lake vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,234 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 162 different votes 1,234 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 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Education 60% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 70% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 15 No
Defence 71% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
94 Aye 52 No
Tax 76% aligned 146 shared votes
103 Aye 43 No
72 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 140 shared votes
74 Aye 66 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 297 of 650
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,337 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
57.4 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
750
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
43
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
30
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Education
82 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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