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Ben Lake vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 124 different votes 325 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
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 22% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 50% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
47.1 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
69
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
554
+415.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
13 of 13 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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