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Jayne Kirkham vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
470
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,818
2,356 eligible divisions
240
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.8 % of votes cast
230
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
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

183
+107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
224
+89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Contributions
435
+300.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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