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Hilary Benn vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Mike Reader voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 10 different votes 363 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
819
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
398
+228.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
125
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API