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Ben Lake vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Harriet Cross voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 118 different votes 227 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
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 72% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 59% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 5 No
Education 57% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
112
+34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
195
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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