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Ben Lake vs Justin Madders

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 Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Justin Madders voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,188 same votes 204 different votes 1,392 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
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
87 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
86 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 106 No
Migration 97% aligned 140 shared votes
36 Aye 104 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Education 63% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
120 Aye 59 No
Tax 70% aligned 179 shared votes
116 Aye 63 No
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 74% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 22 No
Defence 77% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
74 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 154 shared votes
78 Aye 76 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
54.9% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
120
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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 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 Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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