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Ben Lake vs Terry Jermy

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 Terry Jermy
Terry Jermy
Lab South West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Terry Jermy voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

91 same votes 136 different votes 227 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
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 26% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 42% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 476 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
575 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
48.2 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,358
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£199,358
12 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Education
38 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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