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Ben Lake vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,366 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 1,226 different votes 1,366 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 6 No
Education 38% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
117 Aye 53 No
Tax 22% aligned 170 shared votes
52 Aye 118 No
75 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 152 shared votes
82 Aye 70 No
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 17% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 109 No
Migration 0% aligned 148 shared votes
109 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
935
51.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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 Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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