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Ben Lake vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Tim Farron voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 1,127 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 54 different votes 1,127 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
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 48 shared votes
11 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 21 No
Defence 92% aligned 53 shared votes
32 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % 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
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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 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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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