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Matthew Patrick vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 9 different votes 406 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,878
2,419 eligible divisions
253
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,061
56.5% of votes cast
265
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.5% of votes cast
9
1.7% 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

41
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
69
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
109
-58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
398
+230.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

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