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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 1,566 shared comparable votes.

1,565 same votes 1 different votes 1,566 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
955
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
790
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

94
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
243
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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

£2,625,530
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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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