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Ben Lake vs Fleur Anderson

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 Fleur Anderson
Fleur Anderson
Lab Putney

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Fleur Anderson voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

827 same votes 162 different votes 989 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
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 34 No
Tax 66% aligned 117 shared votes
75 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 67% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 74% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 17 No
Transport 75% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
1,658 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
658
51.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
613
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
85
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
100
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£1,336,921
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£296,129
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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