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Ben Lake vs Dr Simon Opher

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
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 45% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 147 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 71% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 25% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 31% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 31% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
43
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
62
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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