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Ben Lake vs Chris Law

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 Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Chris Law voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

996 same votes 7 different votes 1,003 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
102 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
102 Aye 72 No
33 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
33 Aye 94 No
30 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
38 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Education 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 5 No
Energy 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 45 No
Tax 97% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
102 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
102 Aye 72 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Dec 2024
Tax
No
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API