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Andy McDonald vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,615 shared comparable votes.

1,597 same votes 18 different votes 1,615 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
125 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
125 Aye 75 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
55 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
55 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 92% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 141 shared votes
35 Aye 106 No
76 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
77 Aye 78 No
125 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
125 Aye 75 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,806
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
1,002
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
804
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
128
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
4
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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