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Ben Lake vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

1,094 same votes 5 different votes 1,099 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
102 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
102 Aye 75 No
40 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
40 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 90% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
106 Aye 42 No
Tax 98% aligned 148 shared votes
103 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
102 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
102 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 650
Participation
55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
1,612
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,333
2,405 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
761
57.1% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
572
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
97
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
76
-77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
138
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
200 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API