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Ben Lake vs Wendy Morton

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 Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Wendy Morton voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,197 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 1,076 different votes 1,197 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
95 Aye 55 No
Tax 25% aligned 150 shared votes
44 Aye 106 No
6 Aye 3 No
Education 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 22 No
Defence 18% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 112 shared votes
61 Aye 51 No
25 Aye 24 No
Benefits 16% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
47.7 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
968
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
156
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,374
12 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
150 of 171 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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