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Catherine West vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,612 shared comparable votes.

1,606 same votes 6 different votes 1,612 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
115 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
115 Aye 71 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
70 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
70 Aye 79 No
58 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 82 shared votes
58 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
108 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
115 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
115 Aye 71 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
70 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
70 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
958
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
65
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
63
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
413
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API