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Ben Lake vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Jamie Stone voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

1,107 same votes 52 different votes 1,159 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
102 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
102 Aye 64 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No
18 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 18 No
Benefits 89% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 22 No
Defence 91% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
81 Aye 45 No
Tax 93% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 479 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,411
2,106 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
53.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
652
46.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
110
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
169 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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