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Hilary Benn vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,609 shared comparable votes.

1,607 same votes 2 different votes 1,609 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
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
81 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
81 Aye 69 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 No
53 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
53 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
126 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
126 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
81 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
81 Aye 69 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
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
71 of 77 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
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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