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Ben Lake vs Emma Reynolds

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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Emma Reynolds
Lab Wycombe

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Emma Reynolds voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 109 different votes 398 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
29 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 36% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Education 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 51% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 56% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
53.2%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
497
+353.5 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£1,764,398
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£185,524
18% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
26 of 39 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
16 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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