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Steve Reed vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,356 shared comparable votes.

1,356 same votes 0 different votes 1,356 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
115 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
115 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
66 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
66 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
115 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
115 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
66 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
66 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
29 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
860
58.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
604
41.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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