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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.

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 0 different votes 1,099 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 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
53 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
53 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
40 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
88 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
53 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
53 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
40 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
814
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
104
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
417
+259.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
766
+608.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
81 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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