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Ben Lake vs Karl Turner

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 Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Lab Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Karl Turner voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 103 different votes 999 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
86 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
86 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 75% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 76% aligned 143 shared votes
102 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 104 shared votes
54 Aye 50 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
56.5%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,359
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
787
57.9% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
572
42.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Appearances
36
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
78
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
27
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 67 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 96 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Tax
201 of 324 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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