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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 967 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 141 different votes 967 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
12 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
12 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
86 Aye 33 No
Tax 71% aligned 119 shared votes
81 Aye 38 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
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 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 296 of 650
Participation
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 650
1,585
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,358
2,344 eligible divisions
881
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
786
57.9 % of votes cast
704
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
572
42.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
45
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
64
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
25
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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
£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
155 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Trade
79 of 85 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
Energy
44 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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