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Ben Lake vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Edward Argar voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

168 same votes 1,300 different votes 1,468 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
8 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 27% aligned 185 shared votes
58 Aye 127 No
31 Aye 26 No
Defence 19% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
82 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 159 shared votes
85 Aye 74 No
29 Aye 25 No
Benefits 15% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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
40 Aye 111 No
Migration 2% aligned 151 shared votes
108 Aye 43 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
209 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
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