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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 1,399 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 0 different votes 1,399 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 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
96 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
71 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
71 Aye 56 No
47 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
96 Aye 61 No
41 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
41 Aye 101 No
71 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
71 Aye 56 No
47 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
415
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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