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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 1,083 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 5 different votes 1,083 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 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
40 Aye 80 No
30 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 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
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
104 Aye 42 No
Tax 98% aligned 146 shared votes
101 Aye 45 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

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
89
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
208
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648

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
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
200 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 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 Sep 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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