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Ben Coleman vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 10 different votes 314 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
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
398
+228.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
1
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API