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Ben Lake vs Mr Andrew Snowden

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
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Mr Andrew Snowden
Con Fylde

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

95 same votes 101 different votes 196 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
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 69% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 50% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.9 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
57.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
118
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
156
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 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
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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