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Ben Lake vs David Mundell

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 David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and David Mundell voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 1,026 different votes 1,163 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
4 Aye 6 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
98 Aye 57 No
Tax 29% aligned 155 shared votes
52 Aye 103 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 24% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 111 shared votes
56 Aye 55 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 20% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 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
67.7%
5% below average
Rank 469 of 649
1,605
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,373 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
769
47.9% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
838
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

66
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Appearances
120
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
68
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
122
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£330,224
46% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
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