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Kevin Bonavia vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Kevin Bonavia
Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Kevin Bonavia and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 96 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
484
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
255
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
229
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
97
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£183,346
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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