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Hilary Benn vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
92.6 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
526 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API