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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Hilary Benn voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 234 different votes 262 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
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
0 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

59.0 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
332
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
176
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
156
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
12
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
366
+240.2 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,347
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
7
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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