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Carla Denyer vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Carla Denyer
Carla Denyer
Green Bristol Central
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Carla Denyer and Hilary Benn voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 124 different votes 301 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
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 72% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
427
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
235
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
192
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

38
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
52
-86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£229,692
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£229,692
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
9
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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