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Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli
Ben Lake is the Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
14,789
Recent swing
+15.9% Plaid Cymru
Party
Plaid Cymru
Top donors:
No registered donations
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Ben voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Ben voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Ben voted with the majority
Where Ben fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Ben Lake
Member of Parliament
Ceredigion Preseli
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Welsh Affairs Committee
- Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
- Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill