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Hilary Benn vs Harpreet Uppal

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 Harpreet Uppal
Harpreet Uppal
Lab Huddersfield

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Harpreet Uppal voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
Participation
90.5 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 650
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
568 eligible divisions
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
49.8 % of votes cast
784
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
258
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
52
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
366
+238.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Contributions
63
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£137,037
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£137,037
39 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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