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Hilary Benn vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,154 same votes 8 different votes 1,162 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
70 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
70 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
70 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
70 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
814
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
413
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API