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Ben Lake vs Jonathan Reynolds

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 Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Jonathan Reynolds voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 1,086 shared comparable votes.

968 same votes 118 different votes 1,086 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
90 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
90 Aye 67 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Education 75% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
96 Aye 44 No
Tax 79% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 80% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 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 297 of 650
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 510 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,533
2,337 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.5 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
651
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
5
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
70
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,258
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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