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Kanishka Narayan vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 3 different votes 368 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
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
481
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
253
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
228
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
6
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
320
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
81 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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