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Richard Burgon vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,719 shared comparable votes.

1,680 same votes 39 different votes 1,719 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
128 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
128 Aye 75 No
113 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
113 Aye 70 No
40 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
40 Aye 40 No
42 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
51 Aye 26 No
Education 95% aligned 77 shared votes
53 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 20 No
Energy 96% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
89 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 165 shared votes
91 Aye 74 No
26 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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