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Matt Western vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,369 shared comparable votes.

1,369 same votes 0 different votes 1,369 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
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
37 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
113 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
37 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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 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
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