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Ben Lake vs Liam Conlon

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 Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon
Lab Beckenham and Penge

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Liam Conlon voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

114 same votes 171 different votes 285 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 25% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
34 Aye 20 No
Tax 28% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
48.0 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
245
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
89
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
103
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£226,859
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,859
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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