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Hilary Benn vs Matt Western

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 Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,346 shared comparable votes.

1,346 same votes 0 different votes 1,346 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
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
40 Aye 100 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
40 Aye 100 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
56.2 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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