Ben Lake

Ben Lake

Constituency: Ceredigion Preseli

Party: Plaid Cymru

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Synopsis

Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Voting attendance record for Ben Lake

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✗ No

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✗ No

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✗ No

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✗ No

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas

Energy & Utilities Environment & Climate

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Taxation Pensions Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✗ No

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Parliamentary Procedure 46
Employment & Workers Rights 37
Justice & Law 36
Taxation 21
Welfare & Benefits 15
Economy & Finance 14
Trade & Industry 11
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 10
Foreign Affairs & Defence 10
Pensions 9
Policing & Crime 8
Other / Procedural 8
Education & Skills 6
Environment & Climate 6
Energy & Utilities 5
Transport 3
Mental Health 3
Sport 3
Small Business 2
NHS & Health 2
Digital & AI 2
Devolution 2
Media & Culture 1
Freedom of Information & Transparency 1
Immigration & Asylum 1
Drug & Alcohol Policy 1
Electoral Reform 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Ben Lake voted

Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Welfare & Benefits Child Welfare & Safeguarding

16 Sep 2025

✓ Aye

169 MPs voted

UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Foreign Affairs & Defence Trade & Industry

09 Dec 2025

✓ Aye

200 MPs voted

European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Parliamentary Procedure Freedom of Information & Transparency

29 Oct 2025

✗ No

250 MPs voted

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43

Parliamentary Procedure

05 Nov 2025

✗ No

347 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms

Digital & AI Child Welfare & Safeguarding

24 Feb 2026

✓ Aye

348 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Ben Lake did not vote

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part

12 Jan 2026 525 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

20 Jan 2026 525 MPs voted

Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)

02 Dec 2025 524 MPs voted

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Reasoned Amendment

02 Sep 2025 521 MPs voted

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Second Reading

02 Sep 2025 516 MPs voted