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Hilary Benn vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
31 of 31 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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