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Ben Lake vs Sarah Owen

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 Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sarah Owen voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 840 shared comparable votes.

698 same votes 142 different votes 840 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
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 62% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
66 Aye 36 No
Tax 62% aligned 102 shared votes
67 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 69% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 487 of 650
1,585
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,626 eligible divisions
881
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
562
51.7 % of votes cast
704
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
526
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
64
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
63
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Contributions
77
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Defence
57 of 69 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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