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Ed Miliband vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,230 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 0 different votes 1,230 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
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
81 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
81 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
38 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
38 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
81 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
81 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
26 Aye 102 No
38 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
38 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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