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Emily Thornberry vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,346 shared comparable votes.

1,346 same votes 0 different votes 1,346 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
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
96 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
57 Aye 60 No
43 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
96 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
33 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
57 Aye 60 No
43 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % 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

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 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
167 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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