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Mike Kane vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,554 shared comparable votes.

1,536 same votes 18 different votes 1,554 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
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
106 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
41 Aye 97 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
49 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
49 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
84 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
84 Aye 74 No
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
106 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
41 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,724
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
977
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
747
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
54
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API