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Hilary Benn vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.7 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.3 % 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

57
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Appearances
45
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
457
+319.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 447 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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