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Ben Lake vs Mr Peter Bedford

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli
vs
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 122 different votes 254 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 78% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 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 292 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 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
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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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