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Lilian Greenwood vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Lilian Greenwood
Lilian Greenwood
Lab Nottingham South
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Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Lilian Greenwood and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,550 shared comparable votes.

1,547 same votes 3 different votes 1,550 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
107 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
41 Aye 108 No
29 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
41 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
110 Aye 65 No
107 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
72 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
72 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
41 Aye 108 No
29 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,768
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
949
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
819
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
152
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£285,976
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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