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Ben Lake vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Helen Grant voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,216 shared comparable votes.

129 same votes 1,087 different votes 1,216 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
7 Aye 7 No
Education 36% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 36% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 22% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
104 Aye 45 No
Tax 21% aligned 149 shared votes
47 Aye 102 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 18% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 3% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
16
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
27
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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