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Ben Lake vs Mr James Frith

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 Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr James Frith voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 551 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 145 different votes 551 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
67 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 105 shared votes
67 Aye 38 No
1 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 12 No
Trade 88% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 50% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 55% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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 293 of 649
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 302 of 649
1,593
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
568 eligible divisions
889
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
50.1 % of votes cast
704
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
214
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
50
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Education
46 of 50 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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