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Ben Lake vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,301 shared comparable votes.

1,115 same votes 186 different votes 1,301 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
94 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
94 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 104 No
Migration 98% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
103 Aye 54 No
Tax 70% aligned 157 shared votes
106 Aye 51 No
77 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 137 shared votes
70 Aye 67 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 76% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 650
1,612
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,406 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.4% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

77
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
106
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
78
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
398
+236.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11% above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
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

Migration
157 of 163 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
81 of 90 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
177 of 198 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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