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Hilary Benn vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % 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
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 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