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Jessica Morden vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,574 shared comparable votes.

1,573 same votes 1 different votes 1,574 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 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
126 Aye 66 No
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
42 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
42 Aye 100 No
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
126 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
126 Aye 66 No
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
75 Aye 74 No
42 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
42 Aye 100 No
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,858
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,030
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
828
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

61
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
61
-84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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