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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 1,368 shared comparable votes.

1,368 same votes 0 different votes 1,368 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

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

50
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
428
+282.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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