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Ben Lake vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 1,148 different votes 1,279 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
8 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 25% aligned 151 shared votes
49 Aye 102 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 16% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 16% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 136 shared votes
66 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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