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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,637 shared comparable votes.

1,616 same votes 21 different votes 1,637 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
120 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
120 Aye 69 No
112 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
112 Aye 65 No
52 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
52 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 23 No
Benefits 91% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No
81 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
120 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
120 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
805
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
25
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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