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Ben Lake vs Darren 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 Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Darren Jones voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,043 same votes 76 different votes 1,119 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
93 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
93 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 82% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
96 Aye 36 No
Tax 83% aligned 132 shared votes
90 Aye 42 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 12 No
Defence 94% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 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 298 of 647
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
1,575
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,363
2,078 eligible divisions
874
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.3 % of votes cast
701
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
609
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647
Appearances
44
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 647
57
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 647
Contributions
614
+498.2 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,479
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
62 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
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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