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Georgia Gould vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Georgia Gould
Georgia Gould
Lab Queen's Park and Maida Vale
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Georgia Gould and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 0 different votes 264 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

57.6%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
340
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
167
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
173
50.9% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

104
+19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
345
+197.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
Contributions
464
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£224,197
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£224,197
1% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Tax
79 of 112 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
14 of 20 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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