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Ben Lake vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Chris Philp voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,369 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 1,222 different votes 1,369 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
7 Aye 5 No
Education 33% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
108 Aye 55 No
Tax 23% aligned 163 shared votes
53 Aye 110 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 20% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
78 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 159 shared votes
82 Aye 77 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 12% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
37 Aye 109 No
Migration 2% aligned 146 shared votes
106 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 34 No
Trade 3% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 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 292 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
59
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
89
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
209 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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