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Ben Lake vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 526 different votes 997 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
34 Aye 97 No
Migration 76% aligned 131 shared votes
33 Aye 98 No
23 Aye 7 No
Energy 67% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 18 No
Transport 21% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 27% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 30% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 19 No
Trade 32% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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