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Ben Lake vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Simon Hoare voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,202 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 1,028 different votes 1,202 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
6 Aye 5 No
Education 27% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
115 Aye 55 No
Tax 26% aligned 170 shared votes
59 Aye 111 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 21% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
75 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 19% aligned 144 shared votes
71 Aye 73 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 15% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.0%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
74.5%
3% above average
Rank 317 of 649
1,605
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,368 eligible divisions
895
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
825
46.8% of votes cast
710
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
938
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Appearances
100
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
68
-71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
129
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% 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
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 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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