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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 502 shared comparable votes.

502 same votes 0 different votes 502 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
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 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
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 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

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
626
789 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
319
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
307
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
71
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
425
+263.0 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650

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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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