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Ms Diane Abbott vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,370 shared comparable votes.

1,341 same votes 29 different votes 1,370 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
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
113 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
113 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
68 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 145 shared votes
69 Aye 76 No
37 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
771
43.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
41
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
343
+229.4 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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