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Ben Lake vs Graham Stringer

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 Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Graham Stringer voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

771 same votes 206 different votes 977 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
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
26 Aye 85 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 45% aligned 88 shared votes
39 Aye 49 No
94 Aye 48 No
Tax 68% aligned 142 shared votes
91 Aye 51 No
25 Aye 13 No
Defence 68% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 2 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 19 No
Transport 78% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 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 293 of 650
Participation
57.7 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 650
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,349 eligible divisions
886
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
679
50.1 % of votes cast
704
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
677
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
112
8.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
49
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
64
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
33
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Migration
121 of 169 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 70 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
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
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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