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Steve Yemm vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Steve Yemm and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

94.3 %
22 % above average
Rank 4 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 650
531
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,349 eligible divisions
272
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
259
48.8 % 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

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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

£179,495
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£179,495
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
6
2 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Energy
20 of 20 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API