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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 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,818
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
570 eligible divisions
1,033
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.9 % of votes cast
785
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.1 % 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

54
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Appearances
156
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 649
435
+301.0 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
217
+83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
8
4 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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