MP for Ceredigion Preseli
“A party-loyal backbencher with solid attendance and a centre-left voting profile.”
Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, first elected in 2017. He currently serves on the Welsh Affairs Committee and, since 2024, on committees related to specific Bills; he also sits on two bills committees (Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill and Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill) from 2025. He has previously served on the Public Accounts Committee.
Ben Lake votes in line with his party, with no recorded rebel votes and attendance above the party average (65% vs 38%). His overall position is centre-left (36/100). On policy, he generally supports Universal Credit and bus service regulation, while opposing immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. His votes on VAT, NHS funding, transgender rights, trade unions, and prison sentencing show a mixed pattern rather than a single direction.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Plaid Cymru average: 38%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Plaid Cymru average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
22 positions
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Since Jun 2025
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Welsh Affairs Committee
Since Nov 2024
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
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Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
