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Peter Kyle vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,355 shared comparable votes.

1,348 same votes 7 different votes 1,355 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
90 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
63 Aye 70 No
29 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No
40 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
90 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
63 Aye 70 No
29 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
1,509
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,401 eligible divisions
858
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,047
56.3% of votes cast
651
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
813
43.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

45
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
230
+78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
407
+255.8 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 76 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 76 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API