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Ben Lake vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Jesse Norman voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 1,047 different votes 1,170 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
8 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
117 Aye 49 No
Tax 22% aligned 166 shared votes
56 Aye 110 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
75 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 15% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
52
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
101
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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