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Hilary Benn vs Katrina 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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Katrina Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 9 different votes 352 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
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
636 eligible divisions
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
819
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.6% of votes cast
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
75
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
398
+228.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
90
-79.2 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
81 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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