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Ben Lake vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,365 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 1,206 different votes 1,365 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
7 Aye 7 No
Education 36% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 26% aligned 185 shared votes
59 Aye 126 No
18 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 21% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
73 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 138 shared votes
64 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 18% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 105 No
Migration 2% aligned 142 shared votes
102 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 3% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 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
83.0%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
1,605
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,373 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
941
47.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,029
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

66
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Appearances
218
+137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 649
68
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
259
+118.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API