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Sojan Joseph vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 11 different votes 436 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
571
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
283
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
288
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

73
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
69
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
87
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
398
+229.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
4 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 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
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API