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Ben Lake vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Christine Jardine voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

1,121 same votes 45 different votes 1,166 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
101 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
101 Aye 70 No
36 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
36 Aye 96 No
14 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 18 No
Defence 90% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 18 No
Benefits 90% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
87 Aye 46 No
Tax 92% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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