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Hilary Benn vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 5 different votes 439 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
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,865
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
1,051
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
814
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

69
-23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
421
+260.9 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
635
+474.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
81 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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