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Ben Lake vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,094 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 987 different votes 1,094 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 5 No
Education 25% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
96 Aye 43 No
Tax 24% aligned 139 shared votes
47 Aye 92 No
22 Aye 21 No
Defence 21% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 18% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 103 shared votes
54 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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