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Josh MacAlister vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
231
+85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
4 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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