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Rushanara Ali vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,644 shared comparable votes.

1,627 same votes 17 different votes 1,644 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
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
92 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 176 shared votes
92 Aye 84 No
41 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
41 Aye 100 No
58 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 81 shared votes
58 Aye 23 No
45 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
45 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
92 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 176 shared votes
92 Aye 84 No
41 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
41 Aye 100 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,824
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
1,031
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
793
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

48
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
45
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API