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Hilary Benn vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,424 shared comparable votes.

1,423 same votes 1 different votes 1,424 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
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
104 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
104 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
39 Aye 92 No
63 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
63 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
104 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
104 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
39 Aye 92 No
63 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
63 Aye 57 No
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
1,829
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,368 eligible divisions
1,036
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7% of votes cast
793
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
35
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
457
+317.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
255
+115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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