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Matt Turmaine vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

90.8 %
18 % above average
Rank 15 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
513
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,351 eligible divisions
269
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,029
56.8 % of votes cast
244
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

30
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
42
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
42
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
366
+238.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 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
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API