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Carolyn Harris vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,599 shared comparable votes.

1,596 same votes 3 different votes 1,599 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
117 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
117 Aye 62 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
37 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
37 Aye 94 No
54 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
87 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
88 Aye 67 No
117 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
117 Aye 62 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
37 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
37 Aye 94 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
759
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

49
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
83 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 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
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