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Matt Western vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ben Lake voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,248 shared comparable votes.

1,086 same votes 162 different votes 1,248 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
13 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 51 No
Tax 71% aligned 161 shared votes
108 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 26 No
Defence 77% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
68 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 127 shared votes
62 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 25 No
Transport 83% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
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