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Kate Osamor vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Kate Osamor and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,424 shared comparable votes.

1,414 same votes 10 different votes 1,424 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
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
108 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
64 Aye 73 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
28 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 98% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
108 Aye 61 No
64 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
64 Aye 73 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
1,583
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,855
2,396 eligible divisions
875
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
56.4% of votes cast
708
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
809
43.6% of votes cast
12
0.8% 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

13
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
22
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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

£1,989,895
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£250,449
11% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
76 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 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