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Shockat Adam vs Hilary Benn

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Hilary Benn voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 144 different votes 252 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
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 58% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 52% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 14% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 25 No
Tax 34% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
57
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
457
+319.1 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
8
5 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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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