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Ben Lake vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Jo Platt voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 603 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 179 different votes 603 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
11 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
71 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 111 shared votes
72 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 44% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 48% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Education 50% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 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 291 of 649
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,598
2,104 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
573 eligible divisions
890
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 649
Appearances
31
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649
72
-63.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
40
-95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 528 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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