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Ben Lake vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 58 different votes 1,272 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
100 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
100 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
26 Aye 92 No
39 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 24 No
Defence 91% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
90 Aye 53 No
Tax 92% aligned 143 shared votes
87 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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