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Hilary Benn vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

1,065 same votes 8 different votes 1,073 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
90 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No
45 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
40 Aye 84 No
90 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
44 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
44 Aye 64 No
45 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
45 Aye 18 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 258 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
814
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
415
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
81 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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