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Ruth Cadbury vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,593 shared comparable votes.

1,589 same votes 4 different votes 1,593 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
132 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
132 Aye 77 No
66 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
66 Aye 83 No
41 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
41 Aye 92 No
51 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
51 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
103 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
105 Aye 70 No
132 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
132 Aye 77 No
66 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
66 Aye 83 No
41 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
41 Aye 92 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
77
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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