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Hilary Benn vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 973 different votes 1,005 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
17 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
61 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 649
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,636 eligible divisions
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
47.8 % of votes cast
784
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
99
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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