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Katie White vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Katie White
Katie White
Lab Leeds North West
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Katie White and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 different votes 325 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
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.1%
2% above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
443
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
202
45.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
241
54.4% 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, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
167
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,289
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£150,289
34% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
24 of 29 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API