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Hilary Benn vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 301 different votes 306 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
29 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % 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
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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