The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Hilary Benn vs Damien Egan

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 Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab Bristol North East

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Damien Egan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 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
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
661 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
46.8 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
251
53.2 % 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, 5 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
457
+317.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
Contributions
27
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£245,488
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£233,152
3 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
21 of 23 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 31 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API