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Lee Pitcher vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Lee Pitcher
Lee Pitcher
Lab Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Lee Pitcher and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
501
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
251
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
250
49.9 % 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

112
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
50
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
163
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
412
+279.3 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£173,077
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£173,077
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
2 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
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
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
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
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