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Ben Lake vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ed Davey voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 1,059 shared comparable votes.

1,021 same votes 38 different votes 1,059 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
103 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
36 Aye 73 No
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
84 Aye 42 No
Tax 92% aligned 126 shared votes
82 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 18 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 32 No
Trade 96% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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