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Andy Burnham vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 106 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 0 different votes 106 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

42.9 %
30 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
3
7 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,808
2,340 eligible divisions
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.6 % of votes cast
3
100.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

0
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
Appearances
44
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
0
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 650
Contributions
388
+267.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
0
0 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

Defence
3 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
No topic data
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
No topic data
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
No topic data
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
No topic data
#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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API