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Euan Stainbank vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Euan Stainbank
Euan Stainbank
Lab Falkirk
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Euan Stainbank and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 3 different votes 427 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Benefits 87% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
550
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
273
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
277
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.6% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

168
+75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
70
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
212
+50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
423
+261.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,434
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£165,434
27% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API