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Ben Lake vs Graham Leadbitter

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 Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Graham Leadbitter voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 6 different votes 139 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
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Education 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
30.0 %
43 % below average
Rank 638 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
158
526 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
94
59.5 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
64
40.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£253,574
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,574
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
20 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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