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Ben Lake vs Michelle Scrogham

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 Michelle Scrogham
Michelle Scrogham
Lab Barrow and Furness

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Michelle Scrogham voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 140 different votes 238 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
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 2 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 22 No
Tax 23% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 33% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
51.3 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.5 % 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
35
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
45
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£136,472
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£136,472
40 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
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
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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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