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Ben Lake vs Lloyd Hatton

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 Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Lloyd Hatton voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 181 different votes 302 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
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 23% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 38% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 124 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
51.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
91
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
125
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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
£180,392
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£180,392
20% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
105 of 112 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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