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Ben Lake vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Chris Elmore voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

1,127 same votes 155 different votes 1,282 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
91 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
91 Aye 62 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 55 No
Tax 77% aligned 152 shared votes
102 Aye 50 No
30 Aye 23 No
Defence 77% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,286 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
984
54.9 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
809
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
27
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
137
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 163 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Defence
62 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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