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Dame Angela Eagle vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Dame Angela Eagle and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,555 shared comparable votes.

1,554 same votes 1 different votes 1,555 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
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
54 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
54 Aye 72 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
54 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
54 Aye 72 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
953
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
781
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
240
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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

£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£259,506
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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