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Oliver Ryan vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
470
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
225
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
245
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

39
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
47
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#5
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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