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Ben Lake vs Chris Evans

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 Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Chris Evans voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,051 same votes 166 different votes 1,217 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 94 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 4 No
Education 67% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
102 Aye 52 No
Tax 72% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 21 No
Defence 73% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 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 296 of 650
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 650
1,581
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,340 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
55.4 % of votes cast
704
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
750
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
18
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
64
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
24
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 70 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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