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Tim Roca vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 0 different votes 330 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
207
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
18 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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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