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Ben Lake vs Preet Kaur Gill

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 Preet Kaur Gill
Preet Kaur Gill
Lab Birmingham Edgbaston

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Preet Kaur Gill voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,225 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 166 different votes 1,225 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
89 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
89 Aye 64 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 117 shared votes
38 Aye 79 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Education 63% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
106 Aye 42 No
Tax 74% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 76% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 76% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 6 No
Housing 80% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
72.3%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,534
2,121 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
856
55.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
678
44.2% 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
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
Appearances
71
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
152
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£1,936,995
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£335,426
48% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Housing
48 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 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
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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