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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 12 different votes 375 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
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
247
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
216
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
105
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
398
+228.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% 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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API