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Ben Lake vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Robin Swann voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 104 different votes 282 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
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 78% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Trade 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Contributions
146
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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