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Gerald Jones vs Ben Lake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Ben Lake voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,225 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 170 different votes 1,225 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
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
92 Aye 62 No
23 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 69% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
99 Aye 52 No
Tax 73% aligned 151 shared votes
102 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 26 No
Defence 77% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
70 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 141 shared votes
67 Aye 74 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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