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Ben Lake vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 820 different votes 953 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
5 Aye 6 No
Education 55% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
84 Aye 42 No
Tax 36% aligned 126 shared votes
41 Aye 85 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 20% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 122 shared votes
62 Aye 60 No
13 Aye 17 No
Transport 17% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
80.8%
9% above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,605
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
1,650 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
49.3% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
677
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Appearances
67
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
68
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
94
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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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