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Adrian Ramsay vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adrian Ramsay
Adrian Ramsay
Green Waveney Valley
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Adrian Ramsay and Hilary Benn voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 116 different votes 256 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 35% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 40% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
356
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
198
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
158
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

91
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
57
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
110
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Contributions
457
+319.2 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£195,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£195,777
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
11 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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