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Ben Lake vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Matt Rodda voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,156 same votes 180 different votes 1,336 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
93 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
93 Aye 66 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Education 65% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 73% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 24 No
Defence 74% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
104 Aye 55 No
Tax 75% aligned 159 shared votes
110 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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 297 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 650
1,579
2,082 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,082 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
54.7 % of votes cast
702
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
770
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
68
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
92
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
66 of 68 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Education
69 of 75 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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