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Jim McMahon vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,559 shared comparable votes.

1,550 same votes 9 different votes 1,559 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
117 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
117 Aye 74 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
79 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
79 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
34 Aye 104 No
54 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
117 Aye 74 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
79 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
79 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
34 Aye 104 No
54 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,713
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
958
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
755
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
245
+93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API