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Ben Lake vs Ruth Jones

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 Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Ruth Jones voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

824 same votes 183 different votes 1,007 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
29 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 19 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
82 Aye 34 No
Tax 66% aligned 116 shared votes
78 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 22 No
Benefits 70% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 21 No
Defence 71% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 74% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

66
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
68
-74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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