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Mary Creagh vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 762 shared comparable votes.

747 same votes 15 different votes 762 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
69 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
69 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
84 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 130 shared votes
87 Aye 43 No
69 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
69 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
213
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
192
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
14
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

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
252
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
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
29 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Tax
86 of 121 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API