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Ben Lake vs Jim Shannon

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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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Jim Shannon voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 1,409 shared comparable votes.

491 same votes 918 different votes 1,409 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
33 Aye 24 No
Benefits 65% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 58% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
80 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 47% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 177 shared votes
66 Aye 111 No
28 Aye 11 No
Energy 23% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 27% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 29% aligned 58 shared votes
16 Aye 42 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
68
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
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