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Ben Lake vs Mark Pritchard

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 Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mark Pritchard voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 946 different votes 1,051 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
7 Aye 6 No
Education 38% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
99 Aye 53 No
Tax 26% aligned 152 shared votes
45 Aye 107 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 12% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 95 shared votes
45 Aye 50 No
8 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 2% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 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
64.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 529 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
703
47.0 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
792
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
114
+53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
127
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,182
23 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
198 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Migration
135 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 65 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API