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Hilary Benn vs Layla Moran

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 Layla Moran
Layla Moran
LD Oxford West and Abingdon

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Layla Moran voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 226 different votes 1,167 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
85 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
85 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 69 No
Migration 97% aligned 102 shared votes
34 Aye 68 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 94% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 15 No
Education 34% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 62% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
84 Aye 44 No
Tax 63% aligned 128 shared votes
81 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 67% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 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
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 480 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
56.6 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
606
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
34
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 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
£1,809,504
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£297,909
32 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 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
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Benefits
59 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
148 of 193 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 52 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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