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Hilary Benn vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
568 eligible divisions
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.5 % of votes cast
784
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
37
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
435
+301.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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