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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 1,042 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 0 different votes 1,042 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
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
52 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
52 Aye 61 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
39 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
37 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
52 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
52 Aye 61 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
39 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

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648

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
7
1 registered category
1
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API