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Ian Lavery vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,613 shared comparable votes.

1,595 same votes 18 different votes 1,613 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
123 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
123 Aye 70 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
59 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 78 shared votes
59 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Benefits 90% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
73 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
75 Aye 70 No
38 Aye 109 No
Migration 99% aligned 147 shared votes
39 Aye 108 No
123 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
123 Aye 70 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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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