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Liz Kendall vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,385 shared comparable votes.

1,382 same votes 3 different votes 1,385 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
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
99 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
99 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
40 Aye 83 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
42 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
99 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
99 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
40 Aye 83 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,520
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
872
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
648
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % 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

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
562
+423.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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