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Matt Bishop vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

231 same votes 0 different votes 231 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
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
464
+317.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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