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Michael Payne vs Hilary Benn

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Michael Payne and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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

43 Aye 31 No

Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes

43 Aye 31 No

28 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

28 Aye 18 No

11 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes

11 Aye 16 No

20 Aye 4 No

Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes

20 Aye 4 No

7 Aye 15 No

Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes

7 Aye 15 No

Most different by topic

43 Aye 31 No

Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes

43 Aye 31 No

28 Aye 18 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

28 Aye 18 No

11 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes

11 Aye 16 No

20 Aye 4 No

Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes

20 Aye 4 No

7 Aye 15 No

Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes

7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.6%

4% above average

Rank 276 of 649

Participation

77.3%

5% above average

Rank 258 of 649

452

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,837

2,376 eligible divisions

233

51.5% of votes cast

Aye votes

1,039

56.6% of votes cast

219

48.5% of votes cast

No votes

798

43.4% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

27 years, 4 months

Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

-59.6 vs Commons average

Rank 580 of 650

Appearances

-21.6 vs Commons average

Rank 364 of 650

-118.7 vs Commons average

Rank 589 of 650

Contributions

462

+316.3 vs Commons average

Rank 25 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£216,868

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£2,356,656

all imported IPSA years

£216,868

4% below average

Latest expenses

£185,324

18% below average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Housing

32 of 32 votes

Foreign Affairs

68 of 69 votes

Foreign Affairs

4 of 4 votes

Education

89 of 96 votes

Transport

28 of 29 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Education

48 of 50 votes

Defence

63 of 71 votes

Work / Employment

37 of 39 votes

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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026