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Andrew Western vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 553 shared comparable votes.

553 same votes 0 different votes 553 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
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
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