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Ben Lake vs Sir Jeremy Wright

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 Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sir Jeremy Wright voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,138 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 1,031 different votes 1,138 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
111 Aye 53 No
Tax 24% aligned 164 shared votes
51 Aye 113 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 13% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 10% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 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
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 421 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,662
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
778
46.8 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
884
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
194 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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