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Ben Lake vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Gerald Jones voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,209 shared comparable votes.

1,044 same votes 165 different votes 1,209 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
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 69% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
99 Aye 49 No
Tax 74% aligned 148 shared votes
99 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 77% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
67 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 141 shared votes
70 Aye 71 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 296 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
1,581
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,897
2,340 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,061
55.9 % of votes cast
704
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
836
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
18
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
64
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
22
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Transport
82 of 91 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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