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Ben Lake vs Peter Dowd

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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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Peter Dowd voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

995 same votes 154 different votes 1,149 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
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 64% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
112 Aye 59 No
Tax 69% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 23 No
Defence 73% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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