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Ben Lake vs John Glen

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 John Glen
John Glen
Con Salisbury

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and John Glen voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 1,182 different votes 1,332 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
11 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 27% aligned 168 shared votes
54 Aye 114 No
28 Aye 22 No
Defence 20% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 17% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 143 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
942
48.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.0% 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
125
+43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
153
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£2,848,010
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£289,316
28% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
203 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Energy
63 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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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