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Pam Cox vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Pam Cox and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
510
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
253
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
257
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

59
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
74
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
Contributions
461
+317.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£158,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£158,740
30% below 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

Transport
29 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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