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Alistair Strathern vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 0 different votes 440 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 647
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 647
555
702 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,319 eligible divisions
289
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.0 % of votes cast
266
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
771
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

53
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647
Appearances
39
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 647
62
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 647
Contributions
313
+200.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Energy
21 of 22 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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