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Hilary Benn vs Dr Peter Prinsley

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 Dr Peter Prinsley
Dr Peter Prinsley
Lab Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Dr Peter Prinsley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
798
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.3% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
168
+84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£206,728
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£206,728
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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