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Seamus Logan vs Hilary Benn

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

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Seamus Logan
SNP Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Seamus Logan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 72 different votes 101 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 24 No
Tax 5% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

25.9 %
47 % below average
Rank 640 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
146
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
85
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
61
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

99
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
173
+47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Contributions
366
+240.2 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,278
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£213,278
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Energy
11 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Tax
59 of 111 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API