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Hilary Benn vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,669 shared comparable votes.

1,665 same votes 4 different votes 1,669 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
129 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
129 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
84 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
56 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
56 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
108 Aye 74 No
129 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
129 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
84 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
56 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
56 Aye 23 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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