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Hilary Benn vs Catherine McKinnell

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


Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

1,445 same votes 15 different votes 1,460 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
111 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
36 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
36 Aye 94 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
102 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
111 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
36 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
36 Aye 94 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 650
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,632
2,390 eligible divisions
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
894
54.8% of votes cast
804
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
738
45.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
41
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
95
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
69 of 70 votes
#1
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API