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Ben Lake vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Pete Wishart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,062 shared comparable votes.

1,057 same votes 5 different votes 1,062 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
98 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
98 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
39 Aye 96 No
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 88% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
96 Aye 43 No
Tax 98% aligned 139 shared votes
93 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
98 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
98 Aye 75 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 301 of 648
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
55
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Judicial Review and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 25 Jan 2022
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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