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Ian Murray vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,516 shared comparable votes.

1,508 same votes 8 different votes 1,516 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
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No
75 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
75 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 110 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
39 Aye 110 No
53 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
53 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
108 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
111 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
118 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
118 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,693
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
754
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
7
3 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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API