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Ben Lake vs Daniel Francis

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 Daniel Francis
Daniel Francis
Lab Bexleyheath and Crayford

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Daniel Francis voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 197 different votes 321 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
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 2 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 24 No
Tax 24% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 30% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 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
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 56 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
515
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.6% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
270
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
126
+42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
172
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 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
£143,753
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£143,753
36% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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