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Ben Lake vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Steve Darling voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 42 different votes 241 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 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 74% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 75% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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 292 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
1,585
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
558 eligible divisions
881
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
704
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
125
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
63
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Contributions
175
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
155 of 161 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
79 of 85 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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