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Justin Madders vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,745 shared comparable votes.

1,732 same votes 13 different votes 1,745 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
132 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
132 Aye 82 No
93 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
93 Aye 84 No
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
39 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
39 Aye 109 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
132 Aye 82 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
132 Aye 82 No
93 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
93 Aye 84 No
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
39 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
39 Aye 109 No
56 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 171 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,949
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,388 eligible divisions
1,069
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
880
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

102
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
121
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Contributions
406
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API