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Lauren Edwards vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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 95 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
484
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
242
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
242
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
65
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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