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Ben Lake vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 158 different votes 280 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 4 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 77% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 25% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 29% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 34 shared votes
10 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
3
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
3
-142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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