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Ben Lake vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 173 different votes 289 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
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 23% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 32% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
47.9 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
245
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
48
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
99 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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