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Dr Rupa Huq vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,578 shared comparable votes.

1,567 same votes 11 different votes 1,578 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
106 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
106 Aye 77 No
70 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
70 Aye 80 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
40 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
108 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
106 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
106 Aye 77 No
70 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
70 Aye 80 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,761
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
965
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
796
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
15
0.9% 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

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API