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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.


Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,601 shared comparable votes.

1,598 same votes 3 different votes 1,601 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

75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
760
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API