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Jamie Stone vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Jamie Stone and Ben Lake voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 51 different votes 1,150 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
102 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
102 Aye 64 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No
18 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 89% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 91% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
78 Aye 48 No
Tax 93% aligned 126 shared votes
81 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 648
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,562
2,057 eligible divisions
748
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5 % of votes cast
650
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
695
44.5 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£346,016
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
169 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
78 of 84 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
127 of 161 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
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
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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