Ben Lake

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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

1598

Votes Cast

£250,650

Expenses 2024-25

14,789

Majority

47.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£250,650

Staffing£223,557
Office£18,809
Travel£8,284

Year-on-Year

2024-25£250,650
2023-24£230,089
2022-23£199,487
2021-22£185,599
2020-21£166,495
2019-20£163,808
2018-19£147,469
2017-18£95,514

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,302 voters

Plaid Cymru
21,738 votes47.0%
Liberal Democrat
6,949 votes15.0%
Labour
5,386 votes11.6%
Reform UK
5,374 votes11.6%
Conservative
4,763 votes10.3%
Green Party
1,864 votes4.0%
Workers Party of Britain
228 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

341

Written Questions

8

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In

111

Speeches

352

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 14 Apr 2026

1 AYE5 NO

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

5 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 9 Mar 2026

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ben in Parliament

KILLING OF CHRISTIAN MINORITIES IN MYANMAR'S KACHIN PROVINCE

27 signatures

That this House condemns severely the persecution and systemic killing of Christian minorities in Myanmar's Kachin province by the Myanmar military and government militias; calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to pursue a ceasefire and ensure the safety of those threatened with persecution

15 Jun 2018

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATIONS

16 signatures

That this House notes the role of National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations in representing the fishing industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; supports their Fair Fishing campaign that aims to revive coastal communities and build the fishing industry for future g

12 Jun 2018

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY GOLD AWARD

12 signatures

That this House congratulates Aberystwyth University on the achievement of a Gold Award in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF); commends the hard work and commitment of the University's staff in securing this award; welcomes the TEF panel's top rating of

11 Jun 2018

CWMNI CLETWR, TRE'R DDOL

8 signatures

That this House congratulates Cwmni Cletwr a community-owned project in Tre'r Ddol, on celebrating its fifth anniversary; recognises the positive impact the not-for-profit, community-run shop, café and hub has had on the local community since its opening in 2013; acknowledges the

16 May 2018

NATURE OF OUR VILLAGE PROJECT, PENPARCAU, ABERYSTWYTH

6 signatures

That this House applauds the invaluable work undertaken by the Nature of our Village Project, organised and run by volunteers in conjunction with the Penparcau Community Forum in Aberystwyth; celebrates the meticulous work of the project that has resulted in a greater understandi

24 Apr 2018

NEW QUAY'S ALL-WEATHER LIFEBOAT

19 signatures

That this House commends the staff and volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for their life-saving work around the coast and at sea; is disappointed by the decision to downgrade the all-weather lifeboat provision at New Quay; is concerned that this decision

7 Feb 2018

PLASTIC-FREE ABERPORTH

13 signatures

That this house congratulates the community of Aberporth, Ceredigion, in its efforts to ban the use of single-use plastics; celebrates the actions taken by local shops, pubs, cafés and others to replace single-use plastics with environmentally friendly alternatives; believes it i

11 Jan 2018

PALESTINIAN VILLAGE OF SUSIYA- ANNOUNCED DEMOLITION BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES

76 signatures

That this House notes with extreme concern the plight of the Palestinian village of Susiya, a fifth of which the Israeli State has announced will be demolished; further notes that the Israeli State claims that this village was constructed in violation of judicial order, yet has r

29 Nov 2017

LONDON FISHERIES CONVENTION

10 signatures

That this House condemns the process by which the Government is withdrawing from the London Fisheries Convention; highlights the lack of consultation with the National Assembly for Wales before announcing that decision; notes that fisheries fall under the devolved competence of t

12 Jul 2017

THE WALES REPORT

10 signatures

That this House regrets the actions of BBC Wales in cancelling its flagship political programme the Wales Report; further regrets that the number of programmes made for Wales in both Welsh and English has been reducing in recent years; highlights the crucial role that the media p

29 Jun 2017

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