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Torcuil Crichton vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Torcuil Crichton
Torcuil Crichton
Lab Na h-Eileanan an Iar
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Torcuil Crichton and Ben Lake voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 165 different votes 274 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
10 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 25% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 30% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
219
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
228
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 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

£127,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£127,044
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 29 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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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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