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Ben Lake vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Derek Twigg voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 149 different votes 984 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
14 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
80 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 124 shared votes
79 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 33 No
Tax 69% aligned 122 shared votes
81 Aye 41 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 73% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 75% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
62 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 114 shared votes
65 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 81% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 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
58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.6% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
584
42.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
51
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
38
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 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 Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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