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Hilary Benn vs Karl Turner

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 Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Karl Turner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,229 same votes 3 different votes 1,232 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
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 110 shared votes
60 Aye 50 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
57.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 594 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
58.0 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
568
42.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
31
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 66 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
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
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