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Hilary Benn vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

944 same votes 75 different votes 1,019 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
25 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 77% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
96 Aye 50 No
Tax 81% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 82% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 91% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % 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
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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