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Keir Mather vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
579
769 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
284
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
295
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
328
+202.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
366
+240.2 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
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

Education
49 of 51 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API