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Ben Lake vs Clive Jones

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 Clive Jones
Clive Jones
LD Wokingham

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Clive Jones voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 51 different votes 261 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 78% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 293 of 650
Participation
68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 455 of 650
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
563 eligible divisions
886
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
52.1 % of votes cast
704
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
186
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
146
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
65
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
172
+45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£202,252
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£202,252
11 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
38 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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