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Ben Lake vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

942 same votes 93 different votes 1,035 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
16 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
80 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 139 shared votes
81 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 3 No
Education 69% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
81 Aye 39 No
Tax 83% aligned 120 shared votes
77 Aye 43 No
46 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 90 shared votes
44 Aye 46 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 297 of 647
Participation
61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,445
2,333 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
57.1 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
15 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

60
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
80
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
63
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
712
+594.0 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Housing
54 of 66 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
62 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
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
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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