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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 1,107 shared comparable votes.

983 same votes 124 different votes 1,107 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
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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
97 Aye 44 No
Tax 78% aligned 141 shared votes
90 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 81% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
65.0%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.3% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
667
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
17
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
79
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
137
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
4
1 registered category
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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Energy
52 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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