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Hilary Benn vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Emma Foody voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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 266 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 649
1,821
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
573 eligible divisions
1,033
56.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.4 % of votes cast
788
43.3 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
Appearances
45
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
457
+320.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
55
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 481 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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