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Alison Hume vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 4 different votes 375 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 79% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 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

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
490
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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