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Cat Eccles vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 8 different votes 269 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
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
10
2.7% 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

120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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