Ben Lake
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Region
- Wales
- Member since
- 8 June 2017
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 60%
- Debates contributed to
- 132
- Registered interests
- 0
- Declared value
- £0
Record last updated 22 Sep 2026
Ben Lake was elected to Ceredigion Preseli in June 2017 and was re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He has cast 352 votes from 584 eligible divisions, representing a 60% participation rate, and is in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation. Lake has made 161 debate contributions across 132 debates in which he participated, with his main focus areas being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Economy & Finance, and Taxation.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
352 / 584
60.27%
Ranked #512 of 654 MPs (22th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
132 / 11739
161 total contributions
Ranked #360 of 654 MPs (45th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
0
£0.00
Ranked #613 of 654 MPs (6th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
Constituencies
- Ceredigion Preseli Jul 2024 – present
- Ceredigion Jun 2017 – May 2024 · 2 terms
Posts held
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Education) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (Housing, Communities & Local Government) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow PC Spokesperson (The Constitution and Welsh Affairs) Jul 2020 – May 2024 · Opposition