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Rachel Reeves vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

1,113 same votes 1 different votes 1,114 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
104 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
23 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
49 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
104 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
23 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
49 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

50.6 %
22 % below average
Rank 621 of 647
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 647
1,177
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,324 eligible divisions
674
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.0 % of votes cast
503
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
771
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

35
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
Appearances
42
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 647
453
+337.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647
Contributions
358
+242.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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