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Hilary Benn vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
568 eligible divisions
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
51.7 % of votes cast
784
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
80
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
105
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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