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Hilary Benn vs Dame Angela Eagle

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 Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Dame Angela Eagle voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,566 shared comparable votes.

1,565 same votes 1 different votes 1,566 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 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
54 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
54 Aye 72 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
41 Aye 109 No
54 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
54 Aye 72 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
54.7% of votes cast
798
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
790
45.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
94
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Contributions
243
+97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£259,506
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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