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Karl Turner vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,236 same votes 4 different votes 1,240 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
106 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 110 shared votes
61 Aye 49 No
106 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
115 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
115 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

56.5%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,359
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
787
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
572
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

36
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
27
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
415
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Housing
46 of 67 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Tax
201 of 324 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API