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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
Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
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 1,283 shared comparable votes.

124 same votes 1,159 different votes 1,283 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
112 Aye 55 No
Tax 25% aligned 167 shared votes
57 Aye 110 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
73 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 146 shared votes
81 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 16% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 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

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
Participation
80.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 648
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,312 eligible divisions
867
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.6 % of votes cast
695
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
977
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
Contributions
42
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 648

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
0
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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