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Ben Lake vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,247 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 169 different votes 1,247 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
92 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
92 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
36 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
112 Aye 57 No
Tax 72% aligned 169 shared votes
115 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 20 No
Defence 73% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 73% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 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 296 of 650
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,581
2,085 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,340 eligible divisions
877
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
976
55.7 % of votes cast
704
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
777
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
55
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
64
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
65
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
75 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API