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Ben Lake vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Laura Trott voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 951 shared comparable votes.

103 same votes 848 different votes 951 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 45% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
76 Aye 34 No
Tax 25% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 19% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 17% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
65 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 129 shared votes
69 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
640
51.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
595
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
30
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
48
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API