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Ben Lake vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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
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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 1,176 different votes 1,306 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 6 No
Education 33% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
114 Aye 55 No
Tax 26% aligned 169 shared votes
59 Aye 110 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 23 No
Defence 18% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
73 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 146 shared votes
81 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
36 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
20 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
80.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 197 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,894
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.6 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
197 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
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