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Hilary Benn vs Lucy Rigby

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 0 different votes 245 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

33 Aye 21 No

Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes

33 Aye 21 No

21 Aye 9 No

Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes

21 Aye 9 No

7 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes

7 Aye 13 No

4 Aye 11 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes

4 Aye 11 No

11 Aye 4 No

Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes

11 Aye 4 No

Most different by topic

33 Aye 21 No

Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes

33 Aye 21 No

21 Aye 9 No

Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes

21 Aye 9 No

7 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes

7 Aye 13 No

4 Aye 11 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes

4 Aye 11 No

11 Aye 4 No

Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes

11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.3%

5% above average

Rank 258 of 649

Participation

58.1%

14% below average

Rank 585 of 649

1,837

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

343

590 eligible divisions

1,039

56.6% of votes cast

Aye votes

168

49.0% of votes cast

798

43.4% of votes cast

No votes

175

51.0% of votes cast

0.1% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

27 years, 4 months

Since 10 Jun 1999

Commons service

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

-20.8 vs Commons average

Rank 355 of 650

Appearances

-27.8 vs Commons average

Rank 414 of 650

464

+316.3 vs Commons average

Rank 26 of 650

Contributions

223

+75.3 vs Commons average

Rank 118 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

£163,015

all imported IPSA years

£185,324

18% below average

Latest expenses

£163,015

28% below average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs

68 of 69 votes

Transport

23 of 29 votes

Education

89 of 96 votes

Democracy / Parliament

11 of 14 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Housing

23 of 32 votes

Defence

63 of 71 votes

Energy

14 of 20 votes

Brexit / EU

183 of 211 votes

Tax

78 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026