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Ben Lake
MP for Ceredigion Preseli
Plaid Cymru
About This MP
AI-generatedBen Lake is a Plaid Cymru MP representing Ceredigion, first elected in 2017. He currently serves on the Welsh Affairs Committee and on two bill committees: the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill and the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill. The dataset does not provide further details about his career prior to becoming an MP.
Voting Patterns
He has a record of complete party loyalty (100%) and an attendance rate of 65%, well above his party’s average of 38%. He has no recorded rebel votes, and his political positioning is centre-left (36/100).
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit
- Opposes tighter immigration controls
- Supports regulation of bus services
- Opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
65%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(36)
Based on 337 votesCareer & Roles
22 positions
Current
Committee
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Since Jun 2025
Committee
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee
Since Nov 2024
Previous
Committee
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Committee
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Committee
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
176 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
163 votes
VAT changes
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against vat changes
94 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
89 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
73 votes
Transgender rights
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
69 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
62 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
45 votes
Financial Interests
No registered financial interests. Learn more about the register
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye