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Mark Garnier vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Ben Lake voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 1,370 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 1,214 different votes 1,370 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
3 Aye 12 No
Education 40% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
59 Aye 108 No
Tax 25% aligned 167 shared votes
117 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 25 No
Defence 18% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
78 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 144 shared votes
76 Aye 68 No
17 Aye 30 No
Benefits 15% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
101 Aye 39 No
Migration 2% aligned 140 shared votes
36 Aye 104 No
37 Aye 40 No
Trade 3% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
121
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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