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Ben Lake vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

129 same votes 840 different votes 969 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
5 Aye 5 No
Education 50% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
90 Aye 43 No
Tax 33% aligned 133 shared votes
45 Aye 88 No
12 Aye 19 No
Transport 19% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
63 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 124 shared votes
64 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 15% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 649
1,605
2,118 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,314
1,655 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
644
49.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
670
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
68
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
63
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
49 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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