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Hilary Benn vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,739 shared comparable votes.

1,739 same votes 0 different votes 1,739 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
131 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
131 Aye 79 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
84 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
42 Aye 110 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
131 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
131 Aye 79 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
84 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 159 shared votes
84 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
42 Aye 110 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 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 266 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,827
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,949
2,366 eligible divisions
1,036
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,082
55.5% of votes cast
791
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
867
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Appearances
136
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
457
+319.9 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
Contributions
555
+417.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
65 of 69 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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