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Hilary Benn vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 0 different votes 1,073 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

88 Aye 49 No

Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes

88 Aye 49 No

38 Aye 92 No

Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes

38 Aye 92 No

52 Aye 61 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes

52 Aye 61 No

40 Aye 14 No

Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes

40 Aye 14 No

24 Aye 28 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes

24 Aye 28 No

Most different by topic

88 Aye 49 No

Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes

88 Aye 49 No

38 Aye 92 No

Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes

38 Aye 92 No

52 Aye 61 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes

52 Aye 61 No

40 Aye 14 No

Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes

40 Aye 14 No

24 Aye 28 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes

24 Aye 28 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

73.4%

1% above average

Rank 348 of 649

1,837

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,217

1,658 eligible divisions

1,039

56.6% of votes cast

Aye votes

647

53.2% of votes cast

798

43.4% of votes cast

No votes

570

46.8% of votes cast

0.1% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

27 years, 3 months

Since 10 Jun 1999

Commons service

6 years, 9 months

Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

-21.7 vs Commons average

Rank 373 of 649

Appearances

+15.3 vs Commons average

Rank 178 of 649

460

+317.7 vs Commons average

Rank 24 of 649

Contributions

757

+614.7 vs Commons average

Rank 7 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

£1,325,130

all imported IPSA years

£185,324

18% below average

Latest expenses

£293,355

30% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs

68 of 69 votes

Environment / Climate

42 of 44 votes

Education

89 of 96 votes

Foreign Affairs

45 of 50 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Housing

48 of 54 votes

Defence

63 of 71 votes

Migration

132 of 154 votes

Brexit / EU

183 of 211 votes

Education

58 of 69 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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026