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Ben Lake vs James McMurdock

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
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James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and James McMurdock voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 70 different votes 150 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
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 70% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % 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
25
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
30
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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