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Iqbal Mohamed vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Iqbal Mohamed and Hilary Benn voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 138 different votes 245 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
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 56% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 13 No
Tax 33% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

60.3 %
12 % below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
347
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
204
58.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
143
41.2 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

153
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Appearances
57
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
326
+188.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Contributions
457
+319.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£110,062
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£110,062
51 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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