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Ben Lake vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sam Carling voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

123 same votes 192 different votes 315 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
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 23% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 6 No
Education 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
897
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
80
-65.7 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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