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Ben Lake vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dave Doogan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 737 shared comparable votes.

732 same votes 5 different votes 737 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
34 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
34 Aye 84 No
26 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 88% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
72 Aye 40 No
Tax 97% aligned 112 shared votes
69 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
34 Aye 84 No
26 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 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 301 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
121
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Apr 2025
No rebel
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API