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Gordon McKee vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Gordon McKee
Gordon McKee
Lab Glasgow South
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Gordon McKee and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 8 different votes 377 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
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.9%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
489
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
241
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
248
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
11
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

148
+51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Appearances
69
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
168
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
398
+230.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£144,977
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£144,977
36% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
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

Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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