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Hilary Benn vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

757 same votes 241 different votes 998 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
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 94 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
20 Aye 93 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 21 No
Trade 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 35% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
76 Aye 38 No
Tax 53% aligned 114 shared votes
66 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 8 No
Housing 60% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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