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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 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
490
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
247
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
243
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
784
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

54
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
Appearances
50
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
68
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
412
+282.3 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
151 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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